bronze, concrete foot: 55 x 18 x 23.5 cm; base: 85 x 45 x 110 cm, in front of the Martres-de-Veyre Center for Conservation and Studies photographed in 2015.

Before being placed in front of the Center for Conservation and Archaeological Studies, for the Heritage Days in September 2015, the ancient right foot and the left foot, separated by approximately 2000 years, were presented together in the golden room of DRAC Auvergne. A twin base, without glass, was made for the occasion.

Outdoor signage for the Martres-de-Veyre Center for Conservation and Archaeological Studies produced in collaboration with typographer Christophe Badani.

Marion Robin

le pied gauche

1%, 2015

Centre de Conservation et d'Études archéologiques d'Auvergne, Les Martres-de-Veyre

Proposal carried out as part of the 1% artistic for the Center for Conservation and Archaeological Studies of Auvergne, Les Martres-de-Veyre, Puy-de-Dôme
Client: Ministry of Culture and Communication / DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Project managers: François Rouanet and Sylvie Soulas

In December 2006, archaeological excavations at the site of the former Clermont-Ferrand bus station revealed elements of ancient statuary: seven contiguous fragments of a bronze right foot approximately 60 cm long. The restored work is dated to the 2nd century AD. Archaeologists hypothesize that it is a unique piece that belongs to a monumental statue representing an imperial seated figure under the protection of Jupiter.
For the Martres-de-Veyre Center for Conservation and Archaeological Studies, I proposed shaping the corresponding left foot, based on the hypotheses submitted in the detailed archaeological report by Benoît Mille and Maria-Pia Darblade, Le colossal bronze foot from Clermont-Ferrand and the question of Zenodore's workshop, in Greek and Roman bronzes, recent research - Tribute to Claude Rolley, Publication of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, Proceedings of conferences, 2012, Paris.