The artwork is a striking wooden sculpture depicting a simple, abstract figure. The sculpture is composed of a single, curved piece of weathered wood, with a distinct shape and elongated form that suggests a human-like silhouette. The natural grain and textures of the wood add depth and character to the piece, reflecting the artist's focus on the inherent qualities of the material. The sculpture's minimalist design and understated elegance evoke a sense of timelessness, highlighting the artist's intent to distill the essence of the human form through a spare, evocative representation. ...
Working with wood is, for Le Moane, a way of communing with nature, protected from the incessant noise of the outside world. Arithmetic engravings representing this noise adorn his powerful sculptures, which are often monumentally sculpted hands. As contemporary totems, we can all see in the sculptures our own prohibitions, fears, or cults. But these emblems are as much aesthetic as they are symbolic, and the quest for the beauty of form is seen here as a powerful vector of meaning. Le Moane's work is full of symbols to be deciphered, like a cryptic language, an intermediary language specific to the dialogue between the artist and his material. ...
