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Château des Pères artists exhibit some of their works in the Sculpture Park and offer exploratory sculpture and modeling workshops. Read on to learn more about these talented artists!

Creativity, materials and freedom of expression Marc Georgeault

Marc Georgeault uses his creative process to convey subtle messages while leaving room for viewers to freely interpret the aesthetic however they want, in an intellectual or sensory way. Marc's convictions and his desire to live out his passion led him to continually pursue artistic research segmented by orders that expand his techniques.

He is especially inspired by emotions that are generated by changes in scale, so he creates enormous installations and sculptures that fit into urban areas and natural spaces alike.

Marc is firmly anchored in our ever-changing world and is concerned with how we work together with nature and the resulting problems. Working at Château des Pères allows him to share his knowledge and expertise and help each participant develop a project they are interested in or lead them to a suggested topic.

Photo credit @Martin Boudier

An artist's spark Mickaël Bigot

Something Mickaël Bigot considered a side hobby turned him into a true self-taught artist who is drawn to simple things. Steel is the material that revealed his talent. His exotic artwork, including a heron, lion, scorpion fish and iguana, makes quite an impression. The virtuosity of his art lies in his capacity to create artwork that is light and incredibly realistic out of materials recovered from who knows where.

Stonecraft Sylvie Icher

Sylvie Icher naturally sought out training in stonecrafts like engraving, carving and sculpturing. She wants to understand the material and starts by studying and scrutinising it. She loves contrasting textures, working with light on surfaces and the inner voyage that results from implementing an "idea" in the material. To do this, she uses tools, of course, but her primary goal is to understand the subtlety, agility and weak points. Working with stone is a challenge Sylvie tackles every day.

A philosophical commitment Gwénaël des Garennes

Gwénaël's work questions the idea of identity and its extensions through the prism of the imaginary.

She has been in residence at the Chateau since 2017. Her main work focuses on an Archaeo-Lagomorphic universe, notably featuring the Dynastie collection, a 3D gallery of portraits made mostly with paper and other recycled materials such as fabric and metal. A deep philosophical engagement with major issues related to topics like the environment or ethics informs Gwénaël's art as she continues her exploration, often bringing together the absurd and the poetic.

Pottery workshops Aude Clabé

Aude Clabé has led pottery workshops at Château des Pères since January 2019. Her workshop is located in Nouvoitou, a few kilometres from Pire-sur-Seiche. After a career in IT, she wanted to anchor herself in the real world, leading her to explore working with clay. She has been a potter since 2018. Through her art, she seeks what is beautiful and useful using understated, sometimes raw, forms. Her latest collection in mixed clay provides a vast opportunity for experimentation both in terms of the finished product (wood grain or Saturn's rings) and material combinations (e.g. clay and wood or clay and fabric). She is currently conducting research and experiments with a textile designer (Perlipopette), a wood turner and a visual artist at her workshop.

Contact with matter Marta Laviña Trujillo

Marta Laviña Trujillo is originally from Madrid and has been living in Rheu since 2014. She has been leading the pottery workshops at Château des Pères with Aude Clabé since January 2020.

At the beginning of her artistic journey, she was looking for a way to work directly with materials. After doing sculpture work at the Beaux-Arts, she discovered ceramics. Clay is a material our ancestors worked with and it holds the memory of our actions. In a world where the pressure for speed is increasing, clay remains immutable. It imposes its own rules and rhythms, forces us to take our time, requires us to be patient.

She works with white and brown clay on the potter's wheel, making useful and easy to use everyday objects to hold or display. Many of her pieces include the imprint of leaves from various trees. Veins appear engraved in blue on her pottery.

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