POLIN Laura

While a sculptor, by definition, works with and shapes space, Laure Polin, when she sculpts, does not seek to impose a form from the outside, as a chisel might attack a stone. She perceives the space offered to her as a territory to inhabit, and her works are part of this dynamic. Her approach consists of shaping her sculptures from within, penetrating their very essence, rather than constructing them externally and detachedly. She does not consider there to be a fundamental difference between an abstract and a figurative form.

Whether she creates a bust or an abstract sculpture based on an inner vision, her aim is to give birth to living forms. For her, a living form is a pulsating, dense, delicate form that resonates with another form. A sculpture is a collection of volumes that converse with one another and find harmony in their interaction. Her work is rooted in a process of discovery: she does not seek to illustrate a preconceived idea, but to shape a form that reveals the feeling she carries within her.

Her training, between 1990 and 2000, led her to learn sculpture from Max Figerou, a sculptor who graduated from the ENSBA. She trained in modeling and molding techniques within the ADAC, attended modeling workshops at the ENSBA, as well as training in plastic expression at the ESAA Duperré and training in casting techniques.

See the website of Laure Polin, Sculptor