Florent Testa, born in 1988 in Nice, lives and works in Nice. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Monaco, he creates sculptures and installations in sand, beeswax…
Florent Testa, born in 1988 in Nice, lives and works in Nice. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Monaco, he creates sculptures and installations in sand, beeswax and wool. He teaches applied arts at the académie de Nice. Florent Testa, born in 1988 in Nice, lives and works in Nice. The artist teaches Applied Arts at the académie de Nice and is particularly active in teaching artistic design methods and the development of new technologies in higher education. In 2019 he won the prize ‘Dialogue avec la médiathèque Marie Toesca’; the artist’s permanent work is visible on the esplanade of the town of Gattières in the Var valley. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Monaco, Florent Testa creates sculptures and installations in sand, beeswax and wool. These materials evoke a wild and timeless imaginary. Breaking free from tools, he favours a singular gestural practice combined with fundamental elements such as water, clay or heat. These rudimentary means of execution form the starting point of his work, to create objects with temporary and reversible forms. Florent Testa archives his works through photography and video. The images serve as models for reactivating the protocols and making object again. Some of these images are developed as autonomous video or photographic works. In 2019 he equipped his studio with digital technologies, such as 3D printers and a 3D scanner.
