Jonathan Bablon

Sculptor and visual artist, Jonathan Bablon develops a fascinating body of work at the boundary between the biological and the artificial. A graduate with honors from ESBA Tours (DNSEP), he centers his research on the mutations of the living and the emergence of hybrid forms. His work, which questions resilience and organic transformation, has been presented on the international stage, from the Galerie du Haut-Pavé in Paris to the Chai Gallery in South Korea and New Delhi.

Through series with evocative titles such as Bioturbo, Fruits Infinis, and Protosouche, Jonathan Bablon shapes a universe where sculpture becomes the stage for silent metamorphoses. A laureate of numerous residencies (L'Usine Utopik, With-Artist Foundation), he explores the 'flavor of diversity' by creating objects that seem endowed with a life of their own. His approach, both poetic and analytical, confronts us with our 'azure tomorrows,' proposing a sculptural vision where the plant and mineral kingdoms merge to give birth to a new mythology of matter.

For his residency at Rocabella, Jonathan Bablon joins the 'Les Gardiennes de la Mer' (Guardians of the Sea) project with a sculptural proposal entitled 'Sentinelles Hybrides' (Hybrid Sentinels). Drawing inspiration from the biological mutations induced by the marine environment, he seeks to create forms that evoke a symbiosis between the human body and abyssal organisms. The Rocabella estate, between its lush gardens and its maritime façade, becomes the ideal laboratory for this biomorphic exploration.

The project involves sculpting totemic entities that seem to have emerged from the depths of the Mediterranean to stand guard over the coastline. Using materials with contrasting textures—recalling both the roughness of coral and the fluidity of the freediver's gesture—Jonathan Bablon imagines 'Guardians' whose silhouette mutates to adapt to the elements. These sculptures, installed as sentinels within the estate, question the porosity of the boundaries between humans and their ecosystem. At Rocabella, he transforms stone and resin into living organisms, offering a contemporary reading of the marine myth where the protection of the ocean requires an intimate fusion with its own biodiversity.