FLORENT TESTA
Florent Testa, born in Nice in 1988, lives and works in Nice.
The artist teaches Applied Arts in the Nice academy and is particularly active in teaching artistic design methods and the development of new technologies in higher education.
In 2019, he won the “Dialogue avec la médiathèque Marie Toesca” prize: the artist’s permanent work can be seen on the esplanade of the town of Gattières in the Var valley.
A graduate of the Beaux Arts in Monaco, Florent Testa creates sculptures and installations in sand, beeswax and wool. These materials evoke a wild and timeless imagination.
Emancipating himself from tools, he favors a singular gesture combined with fundamental elements such as water, clay or heat.
These rudimentary means of implementation are the starting point for his work in creating objects with temporary, reversible forms.
Florent Testa proceeds to a photographic and video archiving of his works. The images serve as models to reactivate the protocols and to make the object again.
Some of these images are created as stand-alone video or photographic works.
In 2019 he is equipping his workshop with digital technologies such as 3D printers and a 3D scanner.
