Origin
Time is a surface on which the real unfolds.
For NFT, isolated abstraction demanding explanation is not art, it's decoration. NFT places the observer at the heart of the experience, starting from a recognizable pattern, even one tiny element establishes the connection.
Each work becomes a place of encounter, not an object to decipher. Recognition precedes understanding, and it is born of the real.
Creation sinks its roots deep into the real, time is only the surface on which it unfolds.
Primitive Face
NFT delves into his deepest DNA, revealing the faces of his 12 most distant ancestors — and in the end… he catches them by surprise.
The Primitive Face series includes 12 statuettes.
NFT has chosen to explore his deep DNA to recreate
the faces of his most distant ancestors and,
ultimately, meet them.
Initia
This face is the first ancestor that NFT encounters when he initiates this inner quest.
/ɪˈnɪʃə/
This face is the first ancestor that NFT encounters when he initiates this inner quest.
The gray clay from Italy is the material chosen by NFT to create this series. Its fine grain and color give his creations remarkable density and texture.
“Seeing NFT deliver this skull was the most moving artistic experience I have ever had. The power of the creation executed in a single stroke, with authority over the material and nanometric mastery, conveys the artist's inner vibration and the primal strands of his human DNA.”
Gray clay from Italy, 9 cm
Kanibale
What were its taste preferences ?
/kanibal/
Kanibale's teeth are so solid that the artist could not remove them.
Headshrinkers had already taken care of atrophying this predatory skull, whose brain can be guessed.
“ This little head is charming: round eyes, gap teeth, a wrinkled yet so soft surface.
What were its taste preferences ? ”
Gray clay from Italy, 6 cm
Deep Forest
Seeing is hearing, Hearing is seeing.
/diːp ˈfɒrɪst/
By closely observing this skull, one discovers that the eye and ear cavities communicate:
Seeing is hearing, Hearing is seeing.
“This unsettling face is actually playful. NFT's ancestor seems surprised to have been revealed,
like a mummy exhumed from a sarcophagus. One never tires of looking at the pieces in the Primitive Face series.The imperfections are intentional here, as if the creator wanted to show that perfection is not material.”
Gray clay from Italy, 9.7 cm
Moon
He sees the certainty of friends in the Cosmos.
/muːn/
With wide eyes, this brachycephalic gazes at the Moon.
Does he see a similar being there ?
Would an ancient god capture this ancestor's attention ?
“Moon is a likable character. He almost smiles without us knowing exactly what he sees. NFT knows. He sees the certainty of friends in the Cosmos.”
Gray clay from Italy, 8 cm
Seokga
A long journey from the Bay of Korea or the Sea of Japan.
/sʌkˈk͈a/
When the Bering Strait was just a land bridge between present-day Russia and Alaska, people traveled.
This distant lineage is found in NFT.
“The Caribbean Indians, sturdy fellows, tireless explorers, populate the artist's universe.
NFT suspects a long journey from the Bay of Korea or the Sea of Japan.”
Gray clay from Italy, 8.7 cm
Kariba
A trickster who devoured an entire human rib cage every New Moon.
/kəˈriːbə/
An astonishing face, whose family secret only NFT knows.
When Kariba was discovered, he demanded that NFT file down his teeth to hide his greedy smile.
Only NFT now knows the ferocious appetite of an ancestor he describes this way :
“A trickster who devoured an entire human
rib cage every new moon.”
Gray clay from Italy, 8 cm
Arawak
The generosity of the Arawaks touches us.
/ˈærəwæk/
Ancient Caribbean was populated by these kind Indians.
Massacred and contaminated, few survived.
They warn us and watch over us.
“The generosity of the Arawaks touches us. NFT contemplates their simple kindness
and peaceful faces.”
Gray clay from Italy, 8.7 cm
Orinoko
Is he still Neanderthal or already Sapiens?
/ɒrɪˈnoʊkoʊ/
This skull captures the shiver of NFT when he meets the gaze of his ancestor.
Is he still Neanderthal or already Sapiens?
The work, created without retouching or later correction, embodies the concept of sudden brilliance in a three-dimensional realization.
“Depending on the viewing angle, the fragility and robustness of this distant ancestor appear or disappear. By staring at this skull, like a discreet hunter in an equatorial forest, one feels the rain, the scratching of insects, and the fleeting anxieties. The experience is unique.”
Gray clay from Italy, 7.3 cm
Zone 51
Its two faces bear witness to the genetic shift of Homo Sapiens,
before and after the contribution of non-terrestrial DNA.
/zoʊn ˈfɪfti wʌn/
Its two faces bear witness to the genetic shift of Homo Sapiens,
before and after the contribution of non-terrestrial DNA.
Only a few fragments of DNA were needed
to cross the barrier. These close and distant cousins coexist.
Will they meet?
“Like Janus, this statuette embodies an elusive present, projecting a tangible but false reality. Traits, perhaps East Asian, invite reflection on these peoples of the past, whose dreamed wisdom and imagined knowledge we still lack.”
Gray clay from Italy, 10 cm
Deep South
In the far south of all the seas, on Antarctic land, men have prospered.
/diːp saʊθ/
In the far south of all the seas, on Antarctic land, men have prospered.
Covered with a thick natural fur, this ancestor of NFT visits us. He has combed his fur for the occasion.
“Until today, I couldn't put faces to these southern populations. It was a surprise. What do they know ?”
Gray clay from Italy, 8.6 cm
Diamond Rock
The primal strands of his human DNA.
/ˈdaɪəmənd rɒk/
NFT exhumes this artifact from the basalt of Diamond Rock,
a few cables away from Martinique.
The gray clay from Italy is the material chosen by NFT to create this series. Its fine grain and color give his creations remarkable density and texture.
“Seeing NFT deliver this skull was the most moving artistic experience I have ever had. The power of the creation executed in a single stroke, with authority over the material and nanometric mastery, conveys the artist's inner vibration and the primal strands of his human DNA.”
Gray clay from Italy, 9 cm
Kingston
NFT has access to the anthropometric data
/ˈkɪŋstən/
Some lineages include royal figures. While history may know them,
NFT has access to the anthropometric data of his ancestors.
A splendid dolichocephalic specimen.
“Is it a hair fantasy or the trace of a crown? I couldn't decide. Then I decided that this character would be crowned or coiffed every other day.”
Gray clay from Italy, 10.2 cm