The work by Jean-Marie Appriou is characterized by an experimental engagement with materials such as aluminum, bronze, glass, clay, and wax. Through a highly tactile approach, he shapes figures that inhabit an ambiguous territory between the human, the animal, and the vegetal. Appriou’s sculptures draw on references ranging from archaic mythologies to science fiction and contemporary culture. Horses, serpents, marine creatures, and hybrid beings populate a symbolic universe in which forms appear suspended between earth and water, darkness and light, permanence and change. Often monumental in scale, these figures nevertheless establish an intimate relationship with the viewer, conveying a sense of proximity that heightens their enigmatic and sometimes unsettling presence.