Daniel Firman
Born in 1966, Bron, France
Lives and works in Paris, France
Sculpture, lightning installations
« Within the cycle of the lungs' movements, there is a brief pause between breathing out and breathing in, a particular moment when the respiratory flow slows down to an extreme degree before picking up again. Daniel Firman's works seem to lodge themselves inside this quality of duration, in a time that has not so much been abolished, but suspended. If it is sculpture the artist presents, what he shows is not frozen, nor inert through immobility, but rather reveals movements in a pause mode.» Marion Guilmot
Daniel Firman's work, which was noticed very early on by critics, most notably caught the eye of M. O. Wahler, who invited him to participate in the Extra! exhibit at the Swiss Institute of New York in 2003.
In 1998, he created Mouvement, a pivotal work of his career, which shook up the usual representation codes as well as the general public's connection with the work. From that moment on, he emphasised gestural minimalism, stretching the limits of the masses' fragile equilibrium point, in order to generate new feelings about space, and using a unique language. Clearly influenced by the art of the 1960s, working on both body and spirit, he simultaneously developed a body of poignantly realistic anthropomorphic works which he stages with attitudes that are contrary to nature.
His works have been presented in national collections since 1997, and they generate great enthusiasm from both the general public and private collectors. In 2007, the MAC/VAL dedicated an exhibit to him in and in 2008 he occupied Paris's Palais de Tokyo's space for three months.
Lives and works in Paris, France
Sculpture, lightning installations
« Within the cycle of the lungs' movements, there is a brief pause between breathing out and breathing in, a particular moment when the respiratory flow slows down to an extreme degree before picking up again. Daniel Firman's works seem to lodge themselves inside this quality of duration, in a time that has not so much been abolished, but suspended. If it is sculpture the artist presents, what he shows is not frozen, nor inert through immobility, but rather reveals movements in a pause mode.» Marion Guilmot
Daniel Firman's work, which was noticed very early on by critics, most notably caught the eye of M. O. Wahler, who invited him to participate in the Extra! exhibit at the Swiss Institute of New York in 2003.
In 1998, he created Mouvement, a pivotal work of his career, which shook up the usual representation codes as well as the general public's connection with the work. From that moment on, he emphasised gestural minimalism, stretching the limits of the masses' fragile equilibrium point, in order to generate new feelings about space, and using a unique language. Clearly influenced by the art of the 1960s, working on both body and spirit, he simultaneously developed a body of poignantly realistic anthropomorphic works which he stages with attitudes that are contrary to nature.
His works have been presented in national collections since 1997, and they generate great enthusiasm from both the general public and private collectors. In 2007, the MAC/VAL dedicated an exhibit to him in and in 2008 he occupied Paris's Palais de Tokyo's space for three months.
