Amoureuse des arbres, la sculptrice Lélia Demoisy sublime la nature par l’hybridation
Lélia Demoisy, a French sculptor born in 1991, creates hybrid works that blend wood with animal elements, such as a yew wood sculpture covered in fox fur or a suspended skeleton made from naturally curved thuya branches. She lives in a small village in the Yvelines region, where she works with wood and metal herself, often sourcing materials locally, and recently participated in the Maif pour le vivant committee as the only artist on the jury.
This article matters because it highlights a growing trend of artists engaging directly with ecological themes and material consciousness. Demoisy's practice—naming every tree, using "anonymous wood" when she cannot identify the species, and returning a carved dead tree to its original site to decompose—reflects a deeper artistic commitment to environmental activism and the cycle of nature, positioning her work within contemporary debates about art, ecology, and sustainability.