DIDIER FOURNIER: Statues
Dr Didier Fournier has worked mainly in the scientific field for around 30 years, from 1978 to 2010 mainly in environmental research, where he was involved in the biological control of insects. He later turned to genetics to study insect resistance to insecticides, and then to biochemistry and molecular biology. He still occasionally collaborates with several researchers in Slovenia, in particular with Jureto Stojan and Kristina Sepčič, on the activity of the sea sponge toxin.
He was "introduced" to sculpture by his daughter, an academic sculptor, and an acquaintance from Africa, who showed him the traditional method of bronze casting in Burkina Faso.
Since his retirement, Dr Fournier has devoted himself mainly to sculpture. His sculptures are rooted in the modernist tradition, and in this sense his sculptures show both the formal influences of African culture and the beginnings of French modernism, influenced above all by the painter Henri Matisse with his bold compositions and modelling. Reminiscences of all this can also be found in Didier Fournier's sculptures.
This exhibition brings together the fascinating interplay that many scientists weave into their lives as researchers, drawing on both science and art to question our lives and our meaning without hesitation.
Curator: Jiri Kočica
Invitation:
Highlights from the exhibition: