Monolithes is a series of concrete sculptures crafted from industrial polystyrene waste, transformed through scanning and digital processes prior to casting. Each sculpture evolves through four distinct states, revealing cracks, porosity, and biological colonization. Displayed within an immersive optical installation, they layer light and reflections to imbue the concrete with a living quality. In this way, the work offers a sensory "reset," inviting viewers to perceive the material's hidden memory and its inherent capacity to coexist with coastal ecosystems.

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Monolithes is a series of concrete sculptures created from industrial polystyrene waste, transformed through scanning and digital processes before casting. Each sculpture unfolds through four states, revealing cracks, porosity, and biological colonization. Installed within an immersive optical setup, they layer light and reflections to give the concrete a living appearance. The work thus proposes a sensory “reset,” inviting viewers to perceive the material’s buried memory and its capacity to coexist with coastal life.

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This work was born from a dialogue between artist Thomas Garnier and researcher Philipe Turcry (LASIE laboratory, La Rochelle Université). It is an exclusive creation for the ZERO1 Festival, made possible through a collaboration with La Rochelle Université. This project is part of the EXCELLR initiative (PIA 4 “Excellence in all its forms”) and is funded under the France 2030 program, reference ANR21EX ES0010.

Born from a dialogue between artist Thomas Garnier and researcher Philipe Turcry ( LASIE laboratory, La Rochelle Université). An exclusive creation for the ZERO1 Festival, made possible through a collaboration with La Rochelle Université. This work is produced within the framework of the EXCELLR project (PIA 4 “Excellence in all its forms”) and is funded under France 2030 bearing the reference ANR21EX ES0010.

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