Unexpected | Fanciful | Objects
Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Reims and a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette, my dual background has led me to develop a unique body of work that lies at the intersection of puppetry, theater, and the visual arts. It blends formal experimentation, intricate mechanisms, whimsical contraptions, and dreamlike fantasies. I love creating objects that seem to have already lived, and I draw a great deal of inspiration from the world of the fairgrounds. I place great importance on the work of painting and patina—a play of illusion where simple papier-mâché or resin becomes copper, rusted steel, enamel, wood, or any other material.
“Chapeau de fête” pièce montée – papier, carton, chips de polystyrène, acrylique et vernis – 60 x 33 cm de diamètre
Billetterie – Bois, métal, papier, résine et objets de récupération. 72 x 41 x 103 cm
Sceptre avec bec articulé
Diablotin – Racine, papier mâché, peinture acrylique
23 x 20x 37 cm
fil de fer et peinture acrylique
90 x 90 x 169 cm
46 x 15 x 35 cm
The Busy Ones
A visual and auditory phantasmagoria, Nuit Blanche 2020
White in the night and in the mist,
Beneath the smoke-stained beams
Watch the baker make the strange golden bread…
Her arm turns the pale dough
Twists it, kneads it, molds it
, shapes it, forms it, and bakes it In a bright oven, and as midnight strikes
The baker with a pale smile
Plays old tunes
While the bread bakes.
Based on Les Effarés by Arthur Rimbaud
Sébastien Cochard on piano
At Nightfall
A Scenographic Experience, Nuit Blanche 2017
Come closer, tiptoeing on the tips of your eyes: sometimes, at nightfall, the Musée de l’Ardenne rustles with a secret life. Visitors who step through the heavy gates of the inner garden may be lucky enough to witness it.
A museum transformed into a giant aquarium
Photos by Nicolas Chevalier
Guinguette in the toilets
Nuit Blanche 2015
Public restrooms transformed into a guinguette
Alternating between the “cozy atmosphere” of a bourgeois living room, the “café-concert vibe” of the 1900s, and a “Musette/sequins atmosphere” complete with rhinestones and a chromatic accordion.
With Barbara Mélois, Valéran Sabourin, Florent Théault, Marie Odile Pochylski
Photos BM
The Mysterious White Nights Tour
Nuit blanche 2014
A dreamlike journey to the Mohon public baths, a venue preserved since the 1930s
Get ready to embark on a journey into the unknown! The mysterious White Nights bus will take you to a secret location. Ready for adventure?
With Barbara Mélois, Victor, Alain Petitmangin, Florent Théault, Juliette Moreau, Marie Odile Pochylski
A dress adorned with a collection of vintage puppets, inspired by the work of Jean Charles de Castelbajac.
Fitted with a mechanism, it allows for pelvic shifts that leave the audience in awe.
Photo Lisa Maronnier