Wild

Titled Wild, the solo exhibition dedicated to artist Simon Manoha will run from February 13 to March 17, 2025. Balancing between the evocation of the human figure and expressive abstraction, Manoha’s works summon natural elements to establish a visceral presence.
His singular practice, sometimes countercultural and widely acclaimed in recent years, has earned him features in major museum exhibitions such as Contre Nature at MOCO, Montpellier, 2022 - Toucher Terre at La Villa Datris, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 2022 - Stadt Museum, Hüfingen, Germany, 2023 - Cuire au bois at Maison de la Céramique de Dieulefit, 2024 - Biennale of Contemporary Ceramics, Santorini, Greece, 2024.

This sculptural work of exceptional quality demonstrates the immense richness and plastic potential of ceramics when perfectly mastered. The artist’s approach leans toward a mineral, rocky aesthetic, occasionally punctuated with ironic touches of provocative glazes. Some pieces are entirely composed of elements sourced and transformed by the artist himself from nature.
Is Simon Manoha inviting us to reflect on permanence and ephemerality, solidity and fragility? His work subtly interrogates the relationship between humanity, nature, and artifice.

Visit the gallery to explore his latest creations!