Tableau Clous (Nail Painting)

A densely packed grid of nails driven into a wooden panel creates a rhythmic, tactile surface that transforms an everyday industrial material into a meditative field of repetition. Aubertin's use of nails as both medium and mark reflects his association with the Nouveau Réalisme movement and his lifelong fascination with monochromatic, elemental materials. The work's hypnotic uniformity invites the viewer to consider the tension between manual labor and pure visual sensation, with light playing across the metal points to animate the rigid surface.