JEAN-PAUL PHILIPPE, THE POET OF SPACE (IL POETA DELLO SPAZIO)
The Site transitoire Association invited photographer Alessandro Griccioli to accompany the sculptor Jean-Paul Philippe for over a year in various stages of work to create an exhibition that aims to celebrate the artist and his most emblematic monumental works.
The exhibition "Il Poeta dello Spazio" retraces this journey, starting from Site transitoire and leading to the creation of sketches in the studio for the sculpture Résonances, the travertine quarries of Rapolano where it was realized, its installation in La Roque d'Anthéron, France, the exhibition of his sculpture/sketch at the Jeanne Bucher Jaeger gallery during the Archeologia Interiore exhibition, and concluding at Evidence(S), the studio recently inaugurated by Jean-Paul Philippe in Perigny sur Yerres.
THIRTY YEARS OF SITE TRANSITOIRE
The monumental sculpture "Site transitoire" by French artist Jean Paul Philippe has the privilege of being a free work, born from the artist's inspiration for the unique nature of the Crete region. In 1993, its installation on a hill between the locality of Leonina and the village of Mucigliani, after the abandonment of that part of the Tuscan countryside by humans, became a gesture that marked the return of human presence.
Over the years, the artwork has been a source of inspiration and has been supported by renowned writers such as Antonio Tabucchi, Bernard Noël, and Antonio Prete, as well as internationally acclaimed artists who brought their creations to Site transitoire, transforming "the site" into a cultural and heritage site appreciated by a wide audience.
Recognition of this place has led to the inclusion of the artwork in guides from the Tuscany Region, those of the Antica Lauretana, in numerous publications, magazines, newspapers, documentaries, films, and art books published in Italy and abroad.