According to popular legend, steeple-chasing was born in
Ireland, in the 18th century. Two riders, each eager to prove the unmatched
quality of his horse, decided to compete in a race across country. The pair
chose two prominent church towers to mark the start and finish of their course,
over four miles, from one steeple to the next, tackling every possible obstacle
along the way – hedges and fences, ditches, stone walls and streams. Only in
the 19th century did races of this type receive official recognition in
England, in the county of Bedfordshire.
Inspired by the tough challenge of the
steeple-chase, Virginie Jamin sets a host of jockeys and mounts racing around
the borders of her carré, poised to gallop through the graphic, central
circuit, like pieces in a colourful board game..
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