Jacques Corda

His approach is rooted in a deep sensitivity to the environment, an unrelenting curiosity, and a love for precise, hands-on work. Nothing in his studio is left to chance: the material inspires him, but it also challenges him to go beyond. His sculptures, often monumental, are defined by a subtle interplay of contrasts — between the rigidity of metal and the fluidity of artistic gesture, between density and emptiness, shadow and light, silence and vibration.

In *Armure Charnelle*, an emblematic work in his repertoire, Corda assembles with surgical precision curved metal washers, welded one by one. This female torso, surrounded by reclaimed shutters and grilles, becomes a manifesto of power and sensuality. The sculpture embodies a body both protected and exposed — a vibrant tribute to femininity, between armor and caress.

With *Mélodie de Fer*, the artist gives life to a monumental violin, complete with its suspended bow, crafted entirely from galvanized sheet metal. Realized over 260 hours of meticulous work, this piece summons a sonic imaginary without producing a single sound. And yet, one can almost hear the vibration of the string, the resonance of a note frozen in time. Music becomes sculpture, and metal a suspended language.

Jacques Corda’s universe belongs to a form of contemporary archaeology: he collects, reassembles, and gives new meaning to what has been forgotten or discarded. But beyond the technical gesture or the environmental approach, his work reaches into the intimate, the symbolic, the realm of transmission. It questions human duality — strength and fragility, silence and cry, grounding and flight.

For Corda, the object is never static. It becomes a vessel of memory, a catalyst for emotion, a trigger for perception. His sculptures speak to us of what we are: beings made of tension, repair, assemblage, and vibration. They remind us that even the coldest materials can contain a fragment of soul — if someone knows how to make it speak.

Jacques Corda does not seek merely to show; he invites us to feel, to touch differently, to think differently. In his works, every piece has its place, every fragment becomes essential, every void tells a story. And within this fragile balance between reclamation and revelation, his art finds its strength — that of a reassembled, resilient, and profoundly human world.