Gold leaf, 4 micrometres thick
2012
6 carat white gold leaf 4 μm thick, suspended by a thread of spider silk, in a wooden frame.
115.6 × 210 × 12.1 cm
6 carat white gold leaf 4 μm thick, suspended by a thread of spider silk, in a wooden frame.
115.6 × 210 × 12.1 cm
Page of Papaveraceae
2011
Assemblage of poppy petals, fixed to the support from its top, making it sensitive to the slightest air movement.
18 × 27 cm
Assemblage of poppy petals, fixed to the support from its top, making it sensitive to the slightest air movement.
18 × 27 cm
Comet dust
2015
Oil pastel and chalk on cotton paper. Drawings from observations of comet dust collected during the Stardust space mission, and the traces of its impact. Series realised during a residency at Issoudun, supported by EPPCI.
70 × 102 cm et 140 × 240 cm
Oil pastel and chalk on cotton paper. Drawings from observations of comet dust collected during the Stardust space mission, and the traces of its impact. Series realised during a residency at Issoudun, supported by EPPCI.
70 × 102 cm et 140 × 240 cm
Surface of dandelion akenes
2010
3,700 dandelion akenes fixed perpendicularly on a glass plate at intervals of one centimeter.
108 × 182 × 1.5 cm
3,700 dandelion akenes fixed perpendicularly on a glass plate at intervals of one centimeter.
108 × 182 × 1.5 cm
Magnesite line in Dolomite
2017
Dolomite stones, waste material from the Satka quarry.
400 cm
Dolomite stones, waste material from the Satka quarry.
400 cm
Copper leaf
2008
Copper plate pierced and drilled by hand, according to a magnified drawing of a decaying magnolia leaf, held by a single pin one centimetre from the wall to keep it slightly mobile.
30 × 15 cm
Copper plate pierced and drilled by hand, according to a magnified drawing of a decaying magnolia leaf, held by a single pin one centimetre from the wall to keep it slightly mobile.
30 × 15 cm
Photosensitive recording of crystals
2013
Silver gelatin print on baryta paper made with a camera obscura.
Piece made with the support of the DRAC Alsace, (Aide Individuelle à la Création 2013).
80 × 80 cm
Silver gelatin print on baryta paper made with a camera obscura.
Piece made with the support of the DRAC Alsace, (Aide Individuelle à la Création 2013).
80 × 80 cm
MicaPenrose
2019
Mica, glass, aluminium alloy, light frame.
Colors, obtained thanks to a scientific phenomena, change as a function of the position of the spectator. Natural color of the mineral appears from a side view. Pattern represents how atoms are arranged in an aluminium alloy quasicrystal, which discovery awarded the 2011 Chemistry Nobel prize.
Project developed with Sylvain Ravy, solid state physicist, director of research at CNRS, with the support of Diagonale Paris-Saclay, Région Grand Est, and Denis Gratias, member of the Academy of Sciences.
60 × 60 cm
Mica, glass, aluminium alloy, light frame.
Colors, obtained thanks to a scientific phenomena, change as a function of the position of the spectator. Natural color of the mineral appears from a side view. Pattern represents how atoms are arranged in an aluminium alloy quasicrystal, which discovery awarded the 2011 Chemistry Nobel prize.
Project developed with Sylvain Ravy, solid state physicist, director of research at CNRS, with the support of Diagonale Paris-Saclay, Région Grand Est, and Denis Gratias, member of the Academy of Sciences.
60 × 60 cm
Crystal strands
2007
Crystal.
31 × 31 × 91 cm
Crystal.
31 × 31 × 91 cm
Panoramic tontisse
(cochineal secretion / oil veins)
2015
Paper, linseed oil, shellac.
In situ installation at the Museum of Decorative Arts (France, Paris, 2015).
Piece created in collaboration with Atelier d’Offard, wallpaper design and fabrication studio, produced for the Mutations exhibition, designed and produced by the Museum of decorative Arts and the Institut National des Métiers d’Art, Paris, with the support of Vacheron Constantin, 2015.
244 × 244 × 244 cm
2015
Paper, linseed oil, shellac.
In situ installation at the Museum of Decorative Arts (France, Paris, 2015).
Piece created in collaboration with Atelier d’Offard, wallpaper design and fabrication studio, produced for the Mutations exhibition, designed and produced by the Museum of decorative Arts and the Institut National des Métiers d’Art, Paris, with the support of Vacheron Constantin, 2015.
244 × 244 × 244 cm
Marble sheet
2011
White Carrara marble sanded until translucent.
21 × 29.7 × 0.1 cm
White Carrara marble sanded until translucent.
21 × 29.7 × 0.1 cm
Dandelion clocks
2012
Dandelion seed heads threaded into a wooden board by their stems.
97 × 210 × 45 cm
Dandelion seed heads threaded into a wooden board by their stems.
97 × 210 × 45 cm
Magnolia macrophylla — masks, triptych
2017
Realised in aluminium in collaboration with H.H. Services.
84.8 × 42.6 × 3.6 cm
Realised in aluminium in collaboration with H.H. Services.
84.8 × 42.6 × 3.6 cm
Crystals, triptych
2017
Crystals, glass, aluminium.
210 × 90 cm each
Crystals, glass, aluminium.
210 × 90 cm each
Contemporary fossil
2017
Realised in aluminium in collaboration with H.H. Services.
54 × 31 cm
Realised in aluminium in collaboration with H.H. Services.
54 × 31 cm
Column of sand
2011
Assembled Lanide Conchilega, sand from Brittany.
1 cm diameter
Links the floor to the ceiling
Assembled Lanide Conchilega, sand from Brittany.
1 cm diameter
Links the floor to the ceiling
Deployment stone
2017
Rubbing technique on Japanese paper, Magnesite stone
30 × 500 cm
Rubbing technique on Japanese paper, Magnesite stone
30 × 500 cm
Drawing on silk
2007
Walnut stain on a Tegenaria web.
31 x 25 cm
Walnut stain on a Tegenaria web.
31 x 25 cm
Val d’Argent Landscape
2016
Galena powder on glass, representing rivers, mines, and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum ferns, specific to the geology of this area.
100 x 70 × 80 cm
Galena powder on glass, representing rivers, mines, and Asplenium adiantum-nigrum ferns, specific to the geology of this area.
100 x 70 × 80 cm
Drawings of a clementine
2010
The filaments of a single clementine arranged as a drawing paired with its counterpart in Indian ink.
28 × 38 cm
The filaments of a single clementine arranged as a drawing paired with its counterpart in Indian ink.
28 × 38 cm
Marble veins
2017
Marble powder, aluminium sheet
22.5 × 27.5 cm
Marble powder, aluminium sheet
22.5 × 27.5 cm
Optics
2015
Twelve photographs of crystals seen through a 17 centimetre diameter lens.
Fine art digital printing onto Hahnemühle baryta paper, glass plates.
176 × 22.5 cm
13.5 × 18.5 cm
Twelve photographs of crystals seen through a 17 centimetre diameter lens.
Fine art digital printing onto Hahnemühle baryta paper, glass plates.
176 × 22.5 cm
13.5 × 18.5 cm
Thread of wings
2011
Protophormia Terranovae fly wings attached in a thread connecting the floor to the ceiling.
0.3 × 1500 cm
Protophormia Terranovae fly wings attached in a thread connecting the floor to the ceiling.
0.3 × 1500 cm
One hundred metres of spider silk
2011
Spider silk, glass bobbin.
20 × 20 × 36 cm
Spider silk, glass bobbin.
20 × 20 × 36 cm
Algae surface
2014
Assemblage of algae coloured by different levels of light exposure.
230 × 240 cm
Assemblage of algae coloured by different levels of light exposure.
230 × 240 cm
Dust square
2006
The room’s dust amassed in a central square.
120 X 120 cm
The room’s dust amassed in a central square.
120 X 120 cm
Asymmetry
2016
Assembly of asymmetric flatfish external and internal skin. Hung on both sides of a wall, 11 cm from the surface.
67 × 101 cm each
Dyptich
Assembly of asymmetric flatfish external and internal skin. Hung on both sides of a wall, 11 cm from the surface.
67 × 101 cm each
Dyptich
Page of wings
2005
Calliphora fly wings joined together side by side in an A4 format.
21 × 29.7 cm
49.5 × 60 × 7.5 cm framed
Calliphora fly wings joined together side by side in an A4 format.
21 × 29.7 cm
49.5 × 60 × 7.5 cm framed
Elaeagnus leaves
2012
Assemblage of Elaeagnus leaves with naturally shiny backsides.
60 × 60 × 30 cm
Assemblage of Elaeagnus leaves with naturally shiny backsides.
60 × 60 × 30 cm
Caul surface
2007
Assemblage of pork caul as a thin surface.
280 × 280 cm
Assemblage of pork caul as a thin surface.
280 × 280 cm
Crystal strands
2008
Freestanding strands of crystal.
270 × 270 × 300 cm
Varying dimensions
Freestanding strands of crystal.
270 × 270 × 300 cm
Varying dimensions
Filicinae
2019
Realised in aluminium in collaboration with H.H. Services.
84.8 × 42.6 × 3.6 cm
Realised in aluminium in collaboration with H.H. Services.
84.8 × 42.6 × 3.6 cm
Crystals - seven crystal systems
2017
Crystals, glass, aluminium.
60 x 60 cm
Series of 7 crystals
Crystals, glass, aluminium.
60 x 60 cm
Series of 7 crystals
