Art is More Than About Money

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“In sculpture, it isn’t a question of volumes, it is a question of something deep inside us that sculpture cannot describe”, explains the artist. “We always have one foot in normal life and one foot in the most astonishing abstraction. Life itself stems from this contradiction.”

“(…) My work has nothing to do with religion. I think of it more as spirituality. The spirit brings it out and the sculpture has this amazing capacity to reveal objects that were previously hidden away, asleep. The face, for example, is the only part of our bodies that we can’t see for ourselves, except in a mirror. It is an offering to others, but it is also the mirror of the soul.

(…) For me, sculpture is like a place where we can go to rest and meditate. In a world where everything is going faster and faster, we need solid, stable landmarks. I understood that one day when I was watching a storm over Lake Michigan. Just as I was taking a photo, a bird landed calmly in the water, while everything churned around him. It was a magical moment. But can’t this concept of absolute freedom that we think to find in sculpture also become subject to the technological limitations of today? Undoubtedly. But the artist’s real role is to go beyond his era, or to not really take it into account.

“(…) I worked a lot on the position of the wiseman, who covers his eyes, mouth, and ears with his hands, but not in a bad way. His intention is rather to show that there are other parts of the body that are open to communication. One must feel things physically, one must caress things to understand them, one must experience these unexplainable vibrations. Drawing plays a vital role in the preparation of the artist’s exhibitions, providing a way to master space, while also giving his work an authoritative breadth.

(…) We are nothing but temporariness. For me, it is vital to let the silence breathe, to let something untouchable, like love or desire, express itself. It is like a bond between our own selves, our collective memory, and vastness. My work sends a positive message of diversity; it is an invitation to understand each other and to build bridges between all different cultures.” La Gazette Drouot, 2019.