“Light Dwells in the Earth” is not only a retrospective of Georges Pelletier’s artistic language, but also a contemporary reflection on “the place of light in life.”
A major figure in French ceramics of the 1960s, Georges Pelletier shaped clay with a sculptural approach, integrating bold openwork structures and a play of shadow and light, thereby elevating ceramics from the status of “utilitarian objects” to that of “poetic art.” This exhibition, entitled “Light Dwells in the Earth,” symbolizes the fusion of light and clay and metaphorically represents human perception of space, temperature, and time: light is sculpted by clay, and art is reborn.
At Galerie Monokeros, soft natural light and the folds of the curtains create a calm and harmonious space. Light filters through the openwork ceramics, spreading across the wood grain of antique furniture and breathing new life into the objects. Georges Pelletier’s “Soleil” and “Totem” series are revisited here, appearing both as vestiges of the past and as signals illuminating the future.
L’exposition « La lumière habite la terre » présente les œuvres emblématiques et les créations plus vastes de Georges Pelletier, dont la lumière est l’essence même. Chaque pièce transcende sa fonction d’éclairage pour devenir une sculpture de lumière et de forme, une existence qui trouve un équilibre entre architecture et poésie.
Presented at Galerie Monokeros, this exhibition brings together more than thirty representative works by the artist created in recent years, ranging from his emblematic “Soleil” lamp series to mirror decorations and sculptures, all bearing witness to his unique expression of ceramics. The exhibition showcases over thirty works by Georges Pelletier in various forms—from ceramic lamps to mirror decorations and sculptures, each preserving the traces of craftsmanship and the imprint of time.
With its distinctive medieval atmosphere, Galerie Lonely Horn places Pelletier’s works within a play of shadow and light, as light passes through the clay and projects a silent narrative of time, craftsmanship, and dwelling. These ceramic sculptures, delicately wrapped in light, extend Georges Pelletier’s creative spirit: a form of craftsmanship that transcends time and a philosophy of “habitat”—light resides in the earth, but also in the human heart.
The works in the exhibition “Light Dwells in the Earth,” born of fire and earth, are no longer mere objects to be displayed, but become vessels of time and carriers of emotion. They respond to a deep human desire for warmth, order, and beauty in its most authentic form.
