Sculpture. Arts et artisanats de Polynésie française: Des oeuvres anciennes aux créations contemporaines. Arts Humans have always made “things”

Humans have always made “things” that meet their material needs and reflect their cultures

Gao Bo felt the limits of his photographic practice and began a process of questioning and reinvention around his work

The ruins thus formed a counter-model

Colossal and unique

Sculpture. Arts et artisanats de Polynésie française: Des oeuvres anciennes aux créations contemporaines. Arts Humans have always made “things”Identifying the tree or rock, carving it, sculpting it to obtain the perfect shape; adorning it with delicate motifs to connect it to the divine They were sculptors, tahu'a or tuhuna, artisans specializing in the art of creating, by reconciling the gods, objects linked to prestige, the sacred, war, festivals, or everyday life. All these artifacts were necessary for the proper functioning of society. Trophy objects, exchanged or sold here, looted