Made from local materials found on the Saint-Joseph du Tholonet estate at the foot of Sainte-Victoire, the work is rooted in the history and ecosystem of the place.

It honours pyrrhocores, commonly known as ‘gendarmes’, insects that are widespread yet largely invisible to our anthropocentric gaze. Moved a few hundred metres from their natural habitat to the estate’s former oratory, these discreet inhabitants reveal themselves on a hotel/altar, becoming figures of unveiling in a space conducive to contemplation.

The change in perspective and scale brings out another temporality: the dorsal patterns of the firebugs interact with the faded Jesuit crosses, suggesting a silent reappropriation of the site and inviting a gentle spirituality, a silent force… that of life itself.