THE ARTWORKS
Land Art
My garden in Founex is far more than a place to live: it is an open-air studio, a space for creation and renewal. It is in this nature where I grew up — surrounded by trees, light and changing seasons — that I find my materials and my inspiration. Each work I compose there is born from an encounter with the landscape — a stone, a branch, a shadow — like an intimate dialogue with the land that has been with me always.
Rainbow Canisters
In my garden, I simply arranged these coloured canisters on the roof of the shed where I store all my materials. Their…
Autumn Bouquet
In my garden, I transformed this old broom into a small sculpture that I fixed to the back shed. I added pine cones and…
Primordial Couple
In these bronze sculptures, I've fashioned almost life-size nude bodies that stand in my garden. They measure nearly two…
Guardian Figures in Burlap
I placed these burlap figures at the bottom of my garden, like a silent presence in the landscape. I fashioned them from…
Lone Guardian of the Garden
In this bronze sculpture, I have fashioned a simple, almost archaic body, which I have chosen to install in my garden. This…
The Garden Shed, an Inhabited Refuge
In my garden, I built this shed as an intimate refuge where I keep my works and allow nature to enter alongside me. I hung…
The Garden Hill
At the far end of my garden, I shaped this large earthen hill — nearly two metres tall — like a landscape I had sculpted…
The Garden Pond
In my garden, I created this pond to invite biodiversity to live close beside me. Over time, it has become a refuge for…
The Wire Sentinel
I found this wire head at a flea market and adopted it as a small, mysterious creature. I installed it on my woodpile in the…
The Key Aviary
In my garden, I hung these large copper keys like talismans that chime softly in the wind. Above, I installed bird…
The Circle of Stools
At the far end of my garden, I painted and arranged these stools in a circle beneath the large electricity pylon. I love the…
The Path of Red Bamboos
In my garden, I planted these posts that I painted red, because for me they are like bamboos growing among the trees. They…
The Suspended Garden
When my wisteria disappeared, I wanted to preserve the life that had inhabited the space above our outdoor table. So I…
The Starry Kitchen Garden
In my vegetable garden, I planted these coloured stakes topped with spheres as one might plant imaginary flowers. I love the…
The Bee Houses
In my garden, I painted these small houses in vivid colours to offer a warm refuge to the bees. I love watching them come…
The Watchers of the Facade
On the facade of my house, I assembled these forms made from driftwood, branches and reclaimed materials — like a small…
My poetic garden shed
I transformed this garden shed into a work of art in its own right. I wanted it to become a real, living, inhabited house,…
Azure Logs
These logs are in my garden, in front of my studio. I applied a deep blue to the heart of the wood, an almost unreal color,…
Crystal Suspension
I created this installation in the garden of my home in Founex, a place where nature often accompanies my work. There, close…