Thibault Philip

Animal

Animal reads like a cave wall. Small pictograms of quadrupeds, human figures, a horned head and tally-like marks are scattered across the translucent ground, recalling the earliest images humans made of the animals they lived alongside and hunted. Thibault Philip draws them in strips of intestine dyed with squid ink, so the depiction of animals is made from animal matter, a loop at the heart of his practice. The sheet is made from food-industry offcuts and bound with no glue or resin. It is presented between clear acrylic panels with an undulating outline, and it is a unique work.

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    Thibault Philip

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    2026

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    Thibault Philip

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    Thibault Philip

    French artist and designer Thibault Philip works across sculpture, installation, and research, exploring the relationships between the living world, traditional craft, and contemporary production.

    A 2021 graduate of the École européenne supérieure d'art de Bretagne, he has exhibited across Europe, Paris, Copenhagen, Milan, Eindhoven, and collaborates with galleries, architects, cultural institutions, and researchers.

    At the centre of his practice is a single material: animal intestines. Revisiting preindustrial techniques through by-products of the meat industry, he allows the material's natural proteins to bind as it dries — a process developed with CNRS researchers — and colours it with natural pigments drawn from ancient textile traditions. The result transforms industrial waste into sculptural forms that reveal the fragile beauty of living matter.

    His work also engages with the stories that shape our relationship with animals and production: drawing on agricultural myths and traditions, it questions the balance between humanity, animality, and the living world.