I find refuge in an innocence where the man who dreams cannot grow old.

(Réné Char, Seuls demeurent, 1945)

At the crossroads of dream and autobiography, Glitch, far from being a simple anomaly, is here claimed as a poetics of the unexpected, a moment when the system cracks to allow a new form to emerge. For his first exhibition at the Danysz Gallery, Charles Hascoët invites us to step through the looking glass of a painting where personal narrative replaces factual reality. In this hybrid world, the most trivial everyday life takes on a fantastical aura filled with mystery.

Charles Hascoët's aesthetic references iconic films and series from Ghost dog to The X-files, 1990s pop culture, and his childhood memories filled with Game Boys and pet-like Furbies. With the enthusiasm of a teenager, the artist explores territories populated by flying saucers, aliens, and dinosaurs.

This exhibition is part of the Danysz Gallery's ongoing commitment to artists who question the cultural and social changes of our time through hybrid practices. Charles Hascoët never seeks to comment on or analyze society. His approach is above all emotional, autobiographical, and disarmingly sincere. Each canvas acts as a fragment of a personal narrative, an attempt to capture a persistent feeling, something that preoccupies and inhabits him, without seeking to rationalize it.