{"id":462,"date":"2026-04-21T19:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/portfolio\/les-nocturnes-2009-2011\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:00:21","slug":"the-nocturnes-2009-2011","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/portfolio\/the-nocturnes-2009-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nocturnes (2011-2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vos jours sont mes nuits, le temps suspendu (Your days are my nights; suspended time) represents a series of works on paper that explores drawing in reverse light. These works on a black background, executed in negative, may also reference daguerreotypes in the sense that, under exposure to the light spectrum, the image appears as a white imprint. The series of drawings is arranged to create a cross- symmetry. Shifting from dark blue to deep black, then to ochre, the contrasting tones intensify the nocturnal vision of this silent and impenetrable space.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"pswp-gallery columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-small-medium\"><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/038LesNocturnes-.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"712\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits (Your Days Are My Nights)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Wall installation, pigments and gouache on paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t104x339 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/038LesNocturnes--512x182.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits (Your Days Are My Nights)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/039LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"1594\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuit 7 (Your Days Are My Nights 7)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t25x32 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/039LesNocturnes-512x408.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuit 7 (Your Days Are My Nights 7)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/040LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"1525\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 22 (Your Days Are My Nights 22)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t25x32 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/040LesNocturnes-512x390.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 22 (Your Days Are My Nights 22)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/041LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"1524\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 24 (Your Days Are My Nights 24)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on paper&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t25x32 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/041LesNocturnes-512x390.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 24 (Your Days Are My Nights 24)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/042LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"1524\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 25 (Your Days Are My Nights 25)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t25x32 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/042LesNocturnes-512x390.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 25 (Your Days Are My Nights 25)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/043LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"1525\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 27 (Your Days Are My Nights 27)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on paper&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t25x32 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/043LesNocturnes-512x390.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 27 (Your Days Are My Nights 27)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/044LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" data-pswp-height=\"1524\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 35 (Your Days Are My Nights 35)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on paper&lt;br&gt;\t2011\t&lt;br&gt;\t25x32 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/044LesNocturnes-512x390.jpg\" alt=\"Vos jours sont mes nuits 35 (Your Days Are My Nights 35)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/045LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1591\" data-pswp-height=\"2000\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Les Linceuls 1 (The Shrouds 1)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on fabric and paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2019\t&lt;br&gt;\t21x13 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/045LesNocturnes-512x644.jpg\" alt=\"Les Linceuls 1 (The Shrouds 1)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/046LesNocturne.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1591\" data-pswp-height=\"2000\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Les Linceuls 2 (The Shrouds 2)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on fabric and paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2019\t&lt;br&gt;\t21x13 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/046LesNocturne-512x644.jpg\" alt=\"Les Linceuls 2 (The Shrouds 2)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/047LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1591\" data-pswp-height=\"2000\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Les Linceuls 3 (The Shrouds 3)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on fabric and paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2019\t&lt;br&gt;\t21x13 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/047LesNocturnes-512x644.jpg\" alt=\"Les Linceuls 3 (The Shrouds 3)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/048LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1591\" data-pswp-height=\"2000\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Les Linceuls 4 (The Shrouds 4)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on fabric and paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2019\t&lt;br&gt;\t21x13 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/048LesNocturnes-512x644.jpg\" alt=\"Les Linceuls 4 (The Shrouds 4)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/049LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1591\" data-pswp-height=\"2000\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Les Linceuls 5 (The Shrouds 5)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on fabric and paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2019\t&lt;br&gt;\t21x13 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/049LesNocturnes-512x644.jpg\" alt=\"Les Linceuls 5 (The Shrouds 5)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/050LesNocturnes.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1591\" data-pswp-height=\"2000\" data-pswp-caption-title=\"Les Linceuls 11 (The Shrouds 11)\" data-pswp-caption-desc=\"Pigments and gouache on fabric and paper\t&lt;br&gt;\t2019\t&lt;br&gt;\t21x13 cm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/050LesNocturnes-512x644.jpg\" alt=\"Les Linceuls 11 (The Shrouds 11)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vos jours sont mes nuits, le temps suspendu (Your days are my nights; suspended time) represents a series of works on paper that explores drawing in reverse light. These works &#8230; <\/p>\n<div> <span class=\"clearfix\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/portfolio\/the-nocturnes-2009-2011\/\" class=\"more-link entry__more-link float-left\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text sr-only\"> About: The Nocturnes (2011-2019) <\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":464,"template":"","class_list":["entry","entry--462","entry--type-project","entry--status-publish","entry--author-guillaume","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lorrainedagenais.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}