Early Exhibitions

When did exhibitions begin to play a decisive role in your path?

The first years in Paris were also the years of my first group exhibitions. I took part in the Salons, including Grands et Jeunes d’aujourd’hui and the Salon d’Automne in Paris. The first forms of recognition arrived, especially from fellow artists.

In 1985, I exhibited at the Villa Médicis Museum in Saint-Maur. It was the moment when I presented what I had managed to produce over those four years: sculptures and abstract paintings.

That experience, however, did not bring certainty. On the contrary, it began to reveal a sense of distance.

Exhibiting, seeing my creation acknowledged, was no longer enough to clarify what I was seeking. I felt that something, although it worked, did not fully belong to me.

That was when doubt took shape.