Thibault Philip

God wanderer

God Wanderer is the earliest work in the series, and it brings two visual registers together. A tree-like form marked out in dotted lines rises on one side; on the other, a field of membrane dyed with poppy glows orange, enclosing a small dark figure. The composition recalls the symbolic shorthand of ancient pictograms, where a few lines could stand for a landscape, a deity or a journey. The sheet is made from intestine offcuts reclaimed from the food industry, bound without glue or resin, and coloured only with natural dyes. It is presented between clear acrylic panels with an undulating outline, and it is a unique work.

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    Pre-order only

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    Thibault Philip

  • Produced

    2025

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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.