Simone Pheulpin, sculptor of intricate natural textiles

Neither marble, nor bronze, or cooked stone, the streamlined sculptures of Simone Pheulpin, a native of the Vosges, are created with cotton from her region, with stunning results. The artists has been awarded many prizes and trophies, from the Craft Prize of the Loewe Foundation to the Art Trades in the City of Paris, for her interpretation of raw materials, using their original colour, off-white with no dyeing.

Sculpting raw textile

It is her way of letting our imagination travel amongst her works. A cultural shock that conveys a wave of sensations thanks to inspiring work born from her hands. Strong density, its shapes are an echo to natural elements: deep sea corals, shells, tree trunks, bird nests and fossilized rocks also borrow from the mineral and vegetal worlds.

Big Eclosion needs to be looked at very closely to measure the complexity of the sculptor's work. © Apollonia Robin

Once in front of the Anfractuosité sculpture, dont hesitate to stroke it lightly, it conveys shivers and emotions. © DR

Folds and pins

A scenography where figuration and abstraction mingle around plain fabric strips highlighting carefully constructed folds. The entity then takes on a mossy or grainy aspect whose backbone is held up with thousands of invisible pins. Months or work for a stunning result that does leave anyone indifferent, and that one discover like visiting a contemporary cabinet of curiosities.

Like a plant, Croissance seems to grow under our very eyes… © Apollonia Robin