28 - 30 Aug
La Cartonnerie, le grand Plateau, le petit Plateau Friche la Belle de Mai
41, rue Jobin 13003 Marseille art-o-rama.fr
Otoño y Luna en Marseille, Sophie Vallance Cantor, 2026, oil on canvas, five-panel hinged room divider, 170 x 300 cm.
‘It’s you and me baby’ is a duo booth show of works by London-based artists Sophie Vallance Cantor (b. 1993, Scotland) and Douglas Cantor (b. 1989, Colombia), looking at domesticity, tenderness and solace, through the lens of a marriage of two artists, their frustrations with the realities of life in Britain. The presentation, arranged to transform the booth into a living room offering comfort and privacy, features new works made especially for Art-o-rama – painted room dividers by Sophie, large-scale paintings by Douglas, and a collaborative film.
Both practices are transformations of intimism. In Douglas Cantor’s practice, which ranges painting, film and poetry, the domestic is an expression of personal significance and identity, while also highlighting transition and migration – longing for a sense of belonging, stability and safety. For Sophie Vallance Cantor, the intimism is authenticity with the home being a place of freedom and comfort. The film plays on the TV, Douglas’s paintings hang on the walls, while Sophie’s room dividers offer a little privacy, a comfortable place to hide and take a breath. The Cantors’ studio is their living room, and it is in constant motion – they paint, they exchange references, the cats walk around and play, coffee is being drunk, paintings are being moved around.
Paloma no llores, Douglas Cantor, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 170 x 160 cm