Jean-Marc Philippe
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Shape-memory alloys

The Circle of Life

1988 – 1989

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The Circle of Life between -5°C and 55°C, 1989, shape-memory alloy and concrete.

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3D model of The Circle of Life, front view, between -5°C and 55°C, 1989.

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3D model of The Circle of Life, side view, between -5°C and 55°C, 1989.

The Tree of the New Alliance

1988 – 1989

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3D model of The Tree of the New Alliance between -5°C and 55°C, 1989.

The Circle of Life (1988 – 1989), Jean-Marc Philippe

3D model of The Circle of Life: superimposition of the learned shapes.

Writings

By Jean-Marc Philippe

  • Sculpture and New Material — in Raymond Daudel and Nicole Lemaire d'Agaggio (eds), La science et la métamorphose des arts, Paris, Presses universitaires de France, 1994, pp. 103-123.
References and links

Books, catalogues and journals

  • Christiane Galus, “Le mouvement qui déplace les lignes”, Le Monde, 25 May 1988, p. 23.
  • Philippe Poncet, “Art and Shape-Memory Alloys: Jean-Marc Philippe”, Leonardo, vol. 22, no. 1, MIT Press, January 1989, pp. 117-120.