Romain les Bains
Romain les Bains
Victoire 5
Glazed stoneware
One-of-a-kind piece
2023
H26 L51 D17 cm
Victoire (2023) is a series of sculptures by Romain les Bains that interprets two symbols of triumph: the trophy and the laurel wreath. The body is shaped and then distorted on the wheel. The handles are added next; each leaf, hand-modeled, is attached to them. It is meticulous work.
There is nothing triumphant about this victory. The forms sag; the glaze, laden with mineral oxides, gives the surface a charred appearance. Battered, collapsed, burned—it remains a victory: that of imperfection
rather than the top step of the podium
Photo credit: Anthony Girard
Romain les Bains
Victoire 5
Glazed stoneware
One-of-a-kind piece
2023
H26 L51 D17 cm
Victoire (2023) is a series of sculptures by Romain les Bains that interprets two symbols of triumph: the trophy and the laurel wreath. The body is shaped and then distorted on the wheel. The handles are added next; each leaf, hand-modeled, is attached to them. It is meticulous work.
There is nothing triumphant about this victory. The forms sag; the glaze, laden with mineral oxides, gives the surface a charred appearance. Battered, collapsed, burned—it remains a victory: that of imperfection
rather than the top step of the podium
Photo credit: Anthony Girard
