Lavoir Vasserot exhibition - ZANI

Zani, sculptor and (somewhat) dreamer, invites us to discover his latest abstract mural creations based on the 4 archaic elements: earth, the water that softens it, the air that dries it and the fire that cooks it.

I waited a long time before becoming a sculptor. It wasn't until January 1, 2010, following a wonderful encounter with an old village chief in the heart of Africa, that I decided to pursue this passionate profession. Before that, I spent many years travelling the world and crossing paths with beautiful people. Here, there and especially elsewhere... Ceramics quickly took precedence over other media, as it alone brings together the four archaic elements: the earth I knead, the water that softens it, the air that dries it, and the fire that fires it. When I create, something has to happen... and it does! The masters Kandinsky and Klee would have described it, long before and better than I, as an "imperious necessity" that "pre-exists its author". I try to give pride of place to surprise and even accident. This approach has enabled me to make some of my greatest discoveries. It's not my head that thinks and my hands that execute. It's my hands that think and my heart that listens. My influences? Rothko, Matisse, Harp, Soulages, de Staël, Haring, César, Vasarely and Mondrian. But also Japan and Africa. Welcome to an imaginary world where dreams and materials intermingle. The world where I live. A world where the work of art becomes the pretext and witness to an encounter - our encounter, here and now.

From 23/10 to 29/10/2025 daily between 10 am and 7 pm.

Free entry.