Gabriel Sobin

Form as absence

2018

Gabriel Sobin was born in 1971 in Salon de Provence, France, to an English mother and an American father. Sobin studied at l’École d’Arts Appliqués Oli - vier de Serres and the École Camondo. He lived in New-York for several years before re - turning to Provence in the mid 90’s, to find his way through sculpture. Sobin’s sculptures are made mostly of stone with incorporations of other natural elements like wax. Inspired by the mineral landscapes of the Mediterranean region, the artist’s memories of the reddish ochres and monumental quarries of his childhood have fueled his imagination, forging an emotional bond with his sculptural medium of choice. The aesthetic he develops, evoking both the spirit of minimalism and Zen Buddhism, is rooted in the material. He notably wishes to stress out the timeless nature of rock, which is an element invested with fundamental properties.