Embranchement XIII proposes a passage from one branch to another through a succession of supple, organic forms via a ball-and-socket joint. In the same way as there are two branches of different essence, there seem to be two separate shapes connected by the ball-and-socket joint. These forms have a topology rich in hollows and bumps, where each bulge seems to give birth to another. A kind of logic is at work, and the shape is the result. I also see it as an organism with an inner workings whose purpose is to connect the branches. This organization of forms is a little like the image I have of the trio of hammer, anvil and stirrup that vibrate the cochlea in the human inner ear (although I know they don’t look like that in real life !). But what I’m trying to evoke is a sensation of interdependent movement, so that a stimulus like that of the inner ear circulates, and when you see the sculpture, you say to yourself that maybe it’s not a sculpture at all. And ask yourself : what’s the point ?
This sculpture is an original work produced in a limited edition of 8 pieces (What is an original work ?). It is shown here, as is often the case, in white bronze, but it can also be made in bronze, silver, resin, or even gold !