Thibault Philip

From under

From Under takes its visual language from prehistoric rock art. At its centre, a curled figure lies within a spiral, an image of origin and enclosure, surrounded by small figures in madder red and a lone animal in squid ink. Thibault Philip draws these motifs directly in the material: strips of intestine dyed with natural pigments and set into a translucent sheet of intestine offcuts reclaimed from the food industry, bound by its own proteins with no glue or resin. The work is held between clear acrylic panels with an undulating outline, so it appears to float on the wall, like a fragment of skin or parchment recovered from another time. 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.