Thibault Philip

Another cosmology

In Another Cosmology, a horned, shamanic figure presides over a group of insect-like and anthropomorphic forms arranged around a central spiral in madder red. The composition evokes the ritual images of prehistoric rock art, in which humans, animals and spirits share the same space, and it imagines an alternative order of the world in which these beings coexist on equal terms. Drawn in strips of intestine dyed with madder root and squid ink, the motifs are set into a translucent sheet of intestine offcuts reclaimed from the food industry, bound without 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.