Hervé Bohnert's work explores the boundaries of perception, delving into the heart of mortality while paradoxically celebrating life. Self-taught and unclassifiable, he reinterprets the traditions of memento mori and funerary arts, summoning the vestiges of an ancient past that still resonate in our time.

His approach pushes the boundaries of art brut into rarely explored territory. At the heart of his practice lies an obsessive quest for objects steeped in history. He carefully selects forgotten sepia photographs, 18th-century baroque sculptures, Henri II furniture, and imposing caryatids.

These pieces, relegated to the status of neglected relics, are methodically stripped down—like “sculptural skins”—to reveal skeletal forms, demonstrating remarkable anatomical mastery.