A propos
Live and works Ardèche
Birth in 1987
After studying musical improvisation and contemporary philosophy, Simon Manoha settled in Ardèche to devote himself to ceramics and photography by being as close as he could to nature.
His sensitivity for the wild and the natural, visceral penchant for deviance and self-taught character led him to choose this life.
Simon Manoha wishes to make the soil speak in its purest and most poetic form. He spends his day exploring, picking, and collecting clay, minerals, and wood essences in the nearby woods. Then, he tests them, explores their unique properties, and uses them to create his pieces. Having rigorous environmental ethics, he fires in wood and electric ovens that he builds himself, constantly adjusting and improving them.
Simon Manoha's pieces show the power of the Earth. Often anthropomorphic, sometimes evoking known shapes, his art is like petrification.
As if they came from primitive times, with mineral nuances and textures, Simon Manoha's sculptures bring to mind the weight of time.
