Artist Statement

With rifts, fissures, and empty spaces, Philippe Pallafray stimulates the experience of transparency by playing with the effect of light reflecting off the edge of metal. In his outdoor work, he uses the sun reflecting off stainless steel to recreate landscapes. Composing sculptures with different elements separated by gaps, Pallafray highlights the antagonism between natural and industrial forces, creating a brutal juxtaposition between nature reflected in the polished metal elements and the mechanical forces of the segments that trap it.