Benjamin Roulet-Decante

Residue Series (I-V)

Object, Print

Overview

The Residue Series comprises five sculptural objects accompanied by a portfolio of photogravure prints. Each object is created through a process of casting the negative spaces found in abandoned buildings—door jambs, window ledges, the gaps between floorboards.

Technical Details

Process

The creation process involves:

  1. Site selection in abandoned or soon-to-be-demolished structures
  2. Three-dimensional scanning of negative architectural spaces
  3. CNC milling of positive forms
  4. Casting in various materials (concrete, bronze, resin)
  5. Photogravure documentation of the original sites

Concept

These works capture what is normally unseen—the voids, gaps, and interstitial spaces that define architecture as much as solid walls do. By giving physical form to absence, the series questions our relationship to memory, preservation, and urban decay.

Each piece is titled after its source location:

Collection

Works from this series are held in private collections in Paris, Berlin, and New York.