| Sylvain Subervie |
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Authentic and observant, he likes the space, the infinite extent, the phenomenal power of the nature, wild animals impress him «the truth of life is there... we are puppets ".
The selected material is always close to him, it comes to him, and he does not seek anything. It must be ready to suffer. Its resistance will do nothing but encourage him to torture it, it will not resist and much gently, very gently, it will accept, understanding that «from pain generates beauty... ". He only measures his talent in the others' look. If absolutely necessary, what can seduce him in his own work is the work which it represents, thousands of hours of labor for the execution of these entirely handshaped parts, the burning iron which does not forgive anything, neither cheating nor artifice, and his greatest pride is the disconcerting osmosis with his team that we notice when visiting his place of work. His work is a fight, the lances and the peaks of certain parts are present to recall to order; the warrior will defend his square. The challenge is permanently present: monumental works, workshops, building of his houses.... And his last project: a deserted island to transform into haven of peace. His greatest concern is time: "there is not too much time left to me for losing some more again”. According to this concept, he does not wait, he undertakes and "selfishly" realizes in order to share “Anything is not born from nothing, it is thus necessary to make.... ". The meeting with the Man can disturb if he detects a suffering. His instinct guides him. He knows. He knows that from this rare moment will come the creative emotion |
