Sclupting Memory

Sculpting Memory is a meeting between sculptor Cécile Raynal and Pierre Rolinet, 98 years old, a member of the Resistance and survivor of Natzweiler-Struthof during the Second World War. For one week, the artist visits Pierre Rolinet every day to bring forth his portrait from clay. Pierre carries within him a living memory, bearing witness to the tragedy of the camps. Cécile listens to him while her hands shape the material. We witness the birth of a work that etches Pierre’s gaze permanently into our collective memory.