Sculpture. Arts et artisanats de Polynésie française: Des oeuvres anciennes aux créations contemporaines. Arts and the analogy between the

and the analogy between the scenography of drawings and that of dreams

Proceedings of the conference organized by the Institute of the Ancient Near East of the Collège de France

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allows you to orient yourself in the multitude of names

Gao Bo felt the limits of his photographic practice and began a process of questioning and reinvention around his work

Sculpture. Arts et artisanats de Polynésie française: Des oeuvres anciennes aux créations contemporaines. Arts and the analogy between theIdentifying the tree or rock, carving it, sculpting it to obtain the perfect shape; adorning it with delicate motifs to connect it to the divine They were sculptors, tahu'a or tuhuna, artisans specializing in the art of creating, by reconciling the gods, objects linked to prestige, the sacred, war, festivals, or everyday life. All these artifacts were necessary for the proper functioning of society. Trophy objects, exchanged or sold here, looted