ARTIST
Sculptures
My sculptures are deeply rooted in my experience of the underwater world. Inspired by corals, marine organisms, shipwrecks, and submerged objects, they explore transformation, erosion, memory, and the fragility of marine ecosystems. Working primarily with terracotta, clay, and porcelain, I build forms by hand, often using the coil technique. Glazes, oxides, textures, and reduction firing allow me to create surfaces that appear weathered, fossilized, or altered by prolonged immersion. Some works evoke fragments of disappearing reefs; others resemble relics brought back from the seabed. Through these imagined remnants, I seek to capture both the resilience and vulnerability of marine life, while allowing clay to carry the traces of water, time, and transformation.
The Coral Gardener
Inspired by my scuba dives, The Coral Gardener pays homage to the first scuba divers with a ceramic diver's head resting on a coral bust, reminiscent of Greco-Roman busts. Shaped from clay using the coil technique and patinated with reduction-fired glazes, the piece appears to have been pulled from the depths, marked by time and the sea.
Sea Ghost
Sea Ghost is a ceramic work inspired by my underwater photographs, exploring the marine world through the representation of a frogfish. Its atypical body and natural camouflage, accentuated by textured ceramic reliefs, illustrate the richness and discretion of underwater life. This project combines observation, coil-casting technique, and a tribute to fascinating marine creatures.
Sea Shoe collection
"Sea Shoe" is a sculpture born from a crystallized pump, inspired by objects frozen in time at the bottom of underwater wrecks. Reproduced in porcelain and rendered in various glazes, it evokes the proliferation of coral and its disappearance. Halfway between relic, shell, and abandoned object, this work embodies the fragility of memory and the poetry of the ephemeral.
Oysters
"Oysters" is a series of ceramic sculptures created from real molded shells, then reinterpreted in terracotta. Each piece plays between raw naturalism and interior ornamentation, revealing colorful patterns, glossy glazes, and oxides, transforming marine debris into a precious jewel case. This series evokes the memory of the feast, the sea, and the artistic gesture.
