GERMAIN MARGUILLARD
Germain Marguillard (b. 1997) lives and works in Aubervilliers, France. His sculptural practice explores the relationships between scientific knowledge, systems of belief, and spiritual imaginaries. Drawing on physics, astronomy, and biology, as well as ornamental and ritual traditions, he develops a vocabulary of forms in which geometric precision enters into dialogue with the organic world.
Ceramics and wood, often charred, occupy a central place in his work. Subjected to various processes of transformation, these materials give rise to sculptures and installations with dark surfaces, marked by engraved or modelled motifs. Spirals, rosettes, and vegetal structures compose a visual language on the threshold of abstraction, evoking scientific instruments, ritual objects, and archaeological fragments.
By combining the visual languages of science and the sacred, Germain Marguillard blurs the boundaries between them and challenges the certainties of rational thought. His sculptures reveal connections between different systems of knowledge and belief.
A graduate of the École européenne supérieure d’art de Bretagne in 2021, Marguillard has presented solo exhibitions at Passerelle, Centre d’art contemporain, Brest (2023), and L’H du Siège, Centre d’art contemporain, Valenciennes (2025). His work has also been exhibited at Frac Bretagne, the Grande Halle de la Villette, the Salon de Montrouge, and Vent des Forêts. A finalist for the Prix du Frac Bretagne – Art Norac in 2024, he was also commissioned to produce a work for the collection of the Observatoire de l’Espace at CNES (French National Centre for Space Studies), held at Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse.
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Ce qui est en bas est comme ce qui est en haut, 2026 -
Mercure, 2026
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Kosmos - J. Massiah, 2024
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Kosmos - K. Tempest I, 2024
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Kosmos - méduse, 2024
GERMAIN MARGUILLARD
Born in 1997
Lives and works in Aubervilliers, France
EDUCATION
2021 – Master’s degree in Fine Arts (DNSEP), with highest honours, École européenne supérieure d’art de Bretagne, Rennes, France
2020 – University exchange, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland
2019 – Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (DNA), with highest honours, École européenne supérieure d’art de Bretagne, Rennes, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2027 – Forthcoming solo exhibition, Galerie Prima, Paris, France
2025 – Everything we touch can change, L’H du Siège, Centre d’art contemporain, Valenciennes, France
2023 – À l’infini, pas du tout, Passerelle, Centre d’art contemporain, Brest, France
2023 – Petra Genetrix, Galerie du Tertre, Mont-Dol, France
2021 – Maudit Verrou, Le 4ème étage, artist-run space, Rennes, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 – Spirare folia, Vent des Forêts, Lahaymeix, France
2026 – 100% L’EXPO, Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France
2026 – Confession, Emergency Space (POUSH), Aubervilliers, France
2026 – 69e Salon de Montrouge, Beffroi de Montrouge, France
2025 – Prendre le pli, Villa Belleville, Paris, France
2025 – La vie de l’espace, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
2025 – Outils de naviguation d’un monde qui glisse, H.D Galerie, Paris, France
2025 – Genius Loci, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2025 – Terra Forma, Usine Utopik, Tessy-Bocage, France
2024 – Exhibition of the Prix du Frac Bretagne – Art Norac finalists, Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
2024 – Avec l’Espace vol. 3, FORMA, Paris, France
2024 – Retour de Flamme, EESAB, Quimper, France
2023 – Révolution, DOC, Paris, France
2022 – The repetitive motions of the manicurist, Hôtel Pasteur, Rennes, France
2021 – Du vent dans les akènes, Hôtel Pasteur, Rennes, France
2019 – Nef + Ultra, Théâtre du Vieux Saint-Étienne, Rennes, France
2019 – Présence animale, Orangerie du Thabor, Rennes, France
RESIDENCIES
2026 – Production residency, Vent des Forêts, Lahaymeix, France
2025 – Six-month residency, Villa Belleville, Paris, France
2025 – Corporate residency, Art Norac / Frac Bretagne, France
2024 – Autumn residency, L’H du Siège, Centre d’art contemporain, Valenciennes, France
2023 – Les Chantiers residency, Passerelle, Centre d’art contemporain, Brest, France
2023 – School-based residency with Le Bon Accueil Reverb, Mont-Dol, France
2022 – Hôtes, Hôtel Pasteur, Rennes, France
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 – Finalist, Prix du Frac Bretagne – Art Norac
2024 – AIA – DRAC Bretagne Grant
2024 – Artistic Creation Grant, City of Rennes
COMMISSIONS & ACQUISITIONS
2026 – Commission to create the trophies for the 2025 and 2026 Prix de l’Aventurière, Festival international du film et du livre d’aventure (FIFAV)
2024 – Commission and acquisition of Vaisseau terre by the Observatoire de l’Espace collection, CNES (French National Centre for Space Studies), held at Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse