Crystals – enneagon
2010–2020
Crystals, glass, aluminum
210 × 290 × 290 cm
Exhibition view at the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, 2020
Crystals, glass, aluminum
210 × 290 × 290 cm
Exhibition view at the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, 2020
Mica line
2021
Backlit assembly of mica blocks cleaved into 12 sequences
32 × 1,404 cm
Work produced for the exhibition at the Musée Ziem (Martigues)
Backlit assembly of mica blocks cleaved into 12 sequences
32 × 1,404 cm
Work produced for the exhibition at the Musée Ziem (Martigues)
Odonates
2019
Thermo-coated steel
380 × 170 cm
Commissioned by the Pays Rhénan. Work carried out as part of the 1% artistic contribution program
Thermo-coated steel
380 × 170 cm
Commissioned by the Pays Rhénan. Work carried out as part of the 1% artistic contribution program
Page of wings
2005
Wings of Calliphora vicina flies assembled on an A4 page, edge to edge
7 pages of wings, one per year
29.7 x 21 cm / 60 x 49.5 x 7.5 cm (with frame)
Wings of Calliphora vicina flies assembled on an A4 page, edge to edge
7 pages of wings, one per year
29.7 x 21 cm / 60 x 49.5 x 7.5 cm (with frame)
140 crystal threads
2008-2014
Crystal whose height is determined by the threads’ capacity to stand upright
300 × 600 × 400 cm
Vranken-Pommery collection
Crystal whose height is determined by the threads’ capacity to stand upright
300 × 600 × 400 cm
Vranken-Pommery collection
Caul surface
2007
Assemblage of caul fat
280 × 280 cm
Exhibition view at Xippas Gallery (Paris, 2014)
Assemblage of caul fat
280 × 280 cm
Exhibition view at Xippas Gallery (Paris, 2014)
Aluminum leaf
2021
Aluminum sheet stamped with a Monstera deliciosa leaf
100 × 192 cm
Work produced in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg), with the support of the botanical garden of the University of Strasbourg, on the occasion of the exhibition at the Ziem Museum (Martigues)
Aluminum sheet stamped with a Monstera deliciosa leaf
100 × 192 cm
Work produced in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg), with the support of the botanical garden of the University of Strasbourg, on the occasion of the exhibition at the Ziem Museum (Martigues)
MicaPenrose (triptych)
2019
Backlit mica, glass, aluminum alloy
62 x 246 cm
Project developed with Sylvain Ravy, CNRS researcher and director of research at the solid state physics laboratory of the University of Paris-Saclay, with the support of the Diagonale Paris-Saclay, the Grand Est region, and the expertise of Denis Gratias, researcher at the CNRS, co-discoverer of quasicrystals and member of the French Acaemy of Sciences. On loan from the Eurométropole de Strasbourg to the Musée d’Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg
Backlit mica, glass, aluminum alloy
62 x 246 cm
Project developed with Sylvain Ravy, CNRS researcher and director of research at the solid state physics laboratory of the University of Paris-Saclay, with the support of the Diagonale Paris-Saclay, the Grand Est region, and the expertise of Denis Gratias, researcher at the CNRS, co-discoverer of quasicrystals and member of the French Acaemy of Sciences. On loan from the Eurométropole de Strasbourg to the Musée d’Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg
Assemblage (triptych)
2020
Aluminum stamped with the 3 constituent grape varieties of Monbazillac wine
50 × 33 cm (each element)
Work produced in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg), with the support of the Dordogne-Périgord cultural agency (Périgueux),
Les Rives de l’art (Bergerac), and the cooperative cellar of Château de Monbazillac
Aluminum stamped with the 3 constituent grape varieties of Monbazillac wine
50 × 33 cm (each element)
Work produced in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg), with the support of the Dordogne-Périgord cultural agency (Périgueux),
Les Rives de l’art (Bergerac), and the cooperative cellar of Château de Monbazillac
Comet dust from the Stardust space mission
2015
Oil pastel, dry chalk on cotton paper
102 x 70 cm
Work produced with the support of NASA and the Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch (Issoudun)
Oil pastel, dry chalk on cotton paper
102 x 70 cm
Work produced with the support of NASA and the Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch (Issoudun)
Page of Papaveraceae
2011
Assemblage of poppy petals
27 x 18 cm
Assemblage of poppy petals
27 x 18 cm
Gold leaf, 4 micrometres thick
2012
6-karat white gold leaf, spider thread, wooden frame
210 x 115.6 x 12.1 cm
Exhibition view at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (Saarbrücken, Germany, 2012)
6-karat white gold leaf, spider thread, wooden frame
210 x 115.6 x 12.1 cm
Exhibition view at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (Saarbrücken, Germany, 2012)
Light-sensitive recordings of crystals,
2013
Image resulting from a camera obscura device, gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper
80 x 80 cm (each element)
Work made with the support of the DRAC Alsace, individual creative assistance (AIC) 2013
Image resulting from a camera obscura device, gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper
80 x 80 cm (each element)
Work made with the support of the DRAC Alsace, individual creative assistance (AIC) 2013
MicaPenrose
2019
Backlit mica, glass, aluminum alloy
62 x 62 cm (each element)
Project developed with Sylvain Ravy, CNRS researcher and director of research at the solid state physics laboratory of the University of Paris-Saclay, with the support of the Diagonale Paris-Saclay, the Grand Est Region, and the expertise of Denis Gratias, researcher at the CNRS, co-discoverer of quasicrystals and member of the French Academy of Sciences
Backlit mica, glass, aluminum alloy
62 x 62 cm (each element)
Project developed with Sylvain Ravy, CNRS researcher and director of research at the solid state physics laboratory of the University of Paris-Saclay, with the support of the Diagonale Paris-Saclay, the Grand Est Region, and the expertise of Denis Gratias, researcher at the CNRS, co-discoverer of quasicrystals and member of the French Academy of Sciences
Crystal threads
2007
Crystal
91 x 31 x 31 cm
Crystal
91 x 31 x 31 cm
Panoramic flock
2015
Paper strips, linseed oil, shellac (cochineal secretion)
244 x 244 x 244 cm
Exhibition view at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris, 2015)
Work produced in collaboration with Atelier d'Offard, a workshop for the manufacture and creation of wallpaper (Tours), on the occasion of the exhibition Mutations, conceived and organized by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Institut National des Métiers d'Art (Paris), with the support of Vacheron Constantin, 2015.
Vacheron Constantin collection
Paper strips, linseed oil, shellac (cochineal secretion)
244 x 244 x 244 cm
Exhibition view at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris, 2015)
Work produced in collaboration with Atelier d'Offard, a workshop for the manufacture and creation of wallpaper (Tours), on the occasion of the exhibition Mutations, conceived and organized by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Institut National des Métiers d'Art (Paris), with the support of Vacheron Constantin, 2015.
Vacheron Constantin collection
Marble leaf
2011
White Carrara marble sanded until translucent
29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm
White Carrara marble sanded until translucent
29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm
Dandelion clocks
2012
Dandelions inserted by their stems through a wooden board
210 x 97 x 45 cm
Exhibition view at the 58th Salon de Montrouge (Montrouge, 2013)
Dandelions inserted by their stems through a wooden board
210 x 97 x 45 cm
Exhibition view at the 58th Salon de Montrouge (Montrouge, 2013)
Magnolia macrophylla – the masks (triptych)
2017
Aluminum
84.8 x 42.6 x 3.6 cm (each element)
Work made in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg)
Aluminum
84.8 x 42.6 x 3.6 cm (each element)
Work made in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg)
Crystals (triptych)
2017
Calcite, glass, aluminum
210 x 90 cm (each element)
Exhibition view at the Fernet-Branca Foundation (Saint-Louis, 2018)
Calcite, glass, aluminum
210 x 90 cm (each element)
Exhibition view at the Fernet-Branca Foundation (Saint-Louis, 2018)
Contemporary fossil
2017
Aluminum
54 x 31 cm
Work made in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg)
Aluminum
54 x 31 cm
Work made in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg)
Marble veining
2017
Marble powder, sandpaper, aluminum, lead frames with anti-reflective glass
27.5 x 22.5 cm
Marble powder, sandpaper, aluminum, lead frames with anti-reflective glass
27.5 x 22.5 cm
Drawings of a mandarin (diptych)
2010
Filaments from a mandarin orange and Indian ink drawing on paper
38 x 28 cm (each element) / 44.5 x 34.5 x 3 cm (with frame)
FRAC Alsace collection, Sélestat
Filaments from a mandarin orange and Indian ink drawing on paper
38 x 28 cm (each element) / 44.5 x 34.5 x 3 cm (with frame)
FRAC Alsace collection, Sélestat
Mica line (wall/ground)
2023
Backlit mica, glass, wood
122 × 32 × 5 cm
The colors change according to the movement of the viewer.
Backlit mica, glass, wood
122 × 32 × 5 cm
The colors change according to the movement of the viewer.
Optics
2015
12 photographs of crystals seen through a lens, print on Hahnemühle fibre-based paper,
lead frames with anti-reflective glass
18.5 x 13.5 cm (each element)
Photographic credit Dohyang Lee gallery
12 photographs of crystals seen through a lens, print on Hahnemühle fibre-based paper,
lead frames with anti-reflective glass
18.5 x 13.5 cm (each element)
Photographic credit Dohyang Lee gallery
Thread of wings
2011
Wings of Protophormia terraenovae flies assembled in a thread connecting the floor to the building frame
1,500 x 0.3 cm
Wings of Protophormia terraenovae flies assembled in a thread connecting the floor to the building frame
1,500 x 0.3 cm
One hundred metres of spider silk
2011
Spider silk, glass coil
36 x 20 x 20 cm
Spider silk, glass coil
36 x 20 x 20 cm
Algae surface
2014
Assemblage of seaweed whose colors vary according to the amount of exposure to light
240 x 230 cm
Exhibition view at the Centre européen d'actions artistiques contemporaines (Strasbourg, 2015)
Assemblage of seaweed whose colors vary according to the amount of exposure to light
240 x 230 cm
Exhibition view at the Centre européen d'actions artistiques contemporaines (Strasbourg, 2015)
Dust square
2006
Dust of the place gathered in a central square with the dimensions of a stretcher frame
112 x 112 cm
Dust of the place gathered in a central square with the dimensions of a stretcher frame
112 x 112 cm
Asymmetry (diptych)
2016
Assemblage of skins from the underside of asymmetrical flat fish
101 x 67 cm (each element)
Assemblage of skins from the underside of asymmetrical flat fish
101 x 67 cm (each element)
Filicinae
2019
Aluminum
48 x 31 centimètres, 50 x 59 cm (with frame)
Work produced in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg)
Photographic credit : Crédit Anthony Girardi for Sinople
Aluminum
48 x 31 centimètres, 50 x 59 cm (with frame)
Work produced in collaboration with the HH Services classic car restorer (Strasbourg)
Photographic credit : Crédit Anthony Girardi for Sinople
Elaeagnus domes
2012
Assemblage of Elaeagnus leaves with naturally shiny backsides.
30 x 60 x 60 cm (each element)
Exhibition view at the Halle verrière (Meisenthal, 2012)
Assemblage of Elaeagnus leaves with naturally shiny backsides.
30 x 60 x 60 cm (each element)
Exhibition view at the Halle verrière (Meisenthal, 2012)
Crystals - seven crystal systems
2017
Calcite, glass, aluminium.
60 x 60 cm
Series of 7 crystals
Calcite, glass, aluminium.
60 x 60 cm
Series of 7 crystals
Drawing on metal sheet
2021
Steel, Stylommatophora mucus
101 × 200 cm (each element)
Exhibition view at Domaine de Kerguéhennec (Bignan, 2022)
Steel, Stylommatophora mucus
101 × 200 cm (each element)
Exhibition view at Domaine de Kerguéhennec (Bignan, 2022)
Plane tree
2020
Receptacles of plane tree seeds, hair assembled into a thread, plane tree stump
194 x 33 cm
Receptacles of plane tree seeds, hair assembled into a thread, plane tree stump
194 x 33 cm
Flint fragments
2020
Flintstones, flint shards, glass
100 × 210 cm
Work produced for the exhibition at the Château de Monbazillac, produced by the Agence culturelle Dordogne-Périgord and Rives de l'Art, with the expertise of Didier Sébastianutti, prehistorian, and Alain Turq, chief curator of heritage, Musée national de Préhistoire
Flintstones, flint shards, glass
100 × 210 cm
Work produced for the exhibition at the Château de Monbazillac, produced by the Agence culturelle Dordogne-Périgord and Rives de l'Art, with the expertise of Didier Sébastianutti, prehistorian, and Alain Turq, chief curator of heritage, Musée national de Préhistoire
Thread of a single dandelion
2012
All the akenes of a single dandelion fixed one
after another in a three metres long thread.
The akene at the summit supports the weight
of all the others inside a glass tube. Steel plinth.
300 cm high, 21 cm diameter
All the akenes of a single dandelion fixed one
after another in a three metres long thread.
The akene at the summit supports the weight
of all the others inside a glass tube. Steel plinth.
300 cm high, 21 cm diameter
Silk and crystal
2011
Nephilidae spider web, crystal frame
90 x 110 x 15 cm
Exhibition view at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (Paris, 2011)
Nephilidae spider web, crystal frame
90 x 110 x 15 cm
Exhibition view at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (Paris, 2011)
Pine needles
2009
Pine needles fixed to the wall and presented inverted
270 x 170 x 5 cm
In situ installation / exhibition view at the Saint-Quirin chapel (Sélestat, 2009)
Pine needles fixed to the wall and presented inverted
270 x 170 x 5 cm
In situ installation / exhibition view at the Saint-Quirin chapel (Sélestat, 2009)
Lair
2019
Backlit mica, glass, aluminum alloy
131,5 × 35 × 3,5 cm
The colors change according to the movement of the viewer.
Picture 1 : from the front. Picture 2 : from the side
Backlit mica, glass, aluminum alloy
131,5 × 35 × 3,5 cm
The colors change according to the movement of the viewer.
Picture 1 : from the front. Picture 2 : from the side
Surface of dandelion akenes
2010
3,700 dandelions attached by the akene every centimeter on a glass plate
108 x 182 x 1.5 cm
3,700 dandelions attached by the akene every centimeter on a glass plate
108 x 182 x 1.5 cm
Val d’Argent Landscape
2016
Galena powder on glass plates
70 x 100 x 80 cm
Work produced with the support of the FRAC Alsace (Sélestat)
Catherine Dobler Collection
Galena powder on glass plates
70 x 100 x 80 cm
Work produced with the support of the FRAC Alsace (Sélestat)
Catherine Dobler Collection
