« I’m flabbergasted in seeing to what degree people think it’s normal to be alive. » ODS
Originally trained as a biologist, Olivier de Sagazan turned to painting and sculpting with the ever-present idea of questioning organic life. From this passion came the idea for him, to cover his own body with clay in order to observe the resulting “object”. This experiment gave rise to the creation of a solo, « TRANSFIGURATION », in 1998, (played for over 400 times) in which we see a man gradually disfiguring himself with clay into a kind of half-man, half-beast searching beneath his masks for who he is, who is the puppeteer.
Olivier was invited in 2021 at BIENNALE DANZA DI VENEZIA, for his show: La Messe de l’Âne
His performance « Transfiguration » has led to numerous collaborations with artists such as :
Interview France Culture dans l’émission Mauvais Genres