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<i>Ongoing project written at first person as Robin Bantigny.</i> | |||
After moving to Provence, in Marseille, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santon_(figurine) Santons from Provence] quickly caught my attention with the Santons market in the Old Port, which takes place in december. Well before Christmas 2022, my partner and I began building a secular nativity scene combining santons made by santonniers and santons made by me. The later represented wild animals (unlike the traditional domestic animals) and characters looking like my partner and I in a fantasy world. I quickly got caught up in this art form and added my mother and her dog, my brother, my father-in-law, my brother-in-law, my best friend, a couple of friends, my sister and her family, my cousin, etc. to the nativity scene. | |||
All these vernacular representations of loved ones served as gifts, and I hope to create an emotional connection to these “cute” figurines in their recipients. I would even be tempted to give them a magical dimension: they are closer to talismans and amulets <ref>Their paper packaging was also carefully designed, like the cases for amulets and other charms.</ref> than framed photographic portraits. | |||
This is how I came to want to transfer this “friendly” and magical quality to insects, a clade of living creatures that generally attracts disgust <ref>If we omit bees and ladybugs.</ref> and that could really use a boost in affection to survive the onslaught of human agribusiness. So, in a way, I gave insects a place in the sacred familiarity of the nativity scene by transforming them into Provençal santons. In doing so, I tried to remain as descriptive as possible of the species represented — within the limited scope of a few grams of clay and square centimeters of paint. | |||
== Completed santons of arthropods’ species == | == Completed santons of arthropods’ species == | ||
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|| As they multiply, cockchafers can become a farmers’ nightmare, eating plants’ roots unnoticed. Their life cycle is 3 years long, spent mostly buried in the soil. | || As they multiply, cockchafers can become a farmers’ nightmare, eating plants’ roots unnoticed. Their life cycle is 3 years long, spent mostly buried in the soil. | ||
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== Modeling technique == | == Modeling technique == | ||