Alain Séchas

Peace and Love 1999 Paris

"To me, art equals responsibility".  That is probably why Alain Séchas creates works according to the human scale, immediately evoking the human body. But rather than using the human figure, he chose that of the cat: a round-eyed feline...

Grosse Bétise 2003 Paris

A cat, standing like a human being, is looking at us with round and dazed eyes and holds a gun. In the background, we notice a range of unwelcoming buildings, closed in with barbwire. A sentence is inscribed inside of one of the clouds, as if it...

Coué 1 2006 Paris

Coué 1 is an animated sculpture that hypnotically highlights the self-motivating leitmotiv of the 'Coué Method': “Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better.”This is the mantra that is repeated by different male and female...

Alain Séchas was born in 1955 in Colombes, France. He lives and works in Paris.