2018

PETIT PIERRE’S TRIBULATIONS

PICTURE STORY DIGITAL PRINT AND SILKSCREEN VARNISH
In collaboration with Thomas Simon, Antoine Langé

Petit Pierre’s Tribulations is a children’s book telling Petit Pierre’s struggle to tell his mother how much she means to him, and so, he decides to graffiti « Je t’aime maman » (I love you mom) on the city walls.

After the pictures were taken, Antoine Langé joined the team and helped us out with the book design and printing. All backgrounds were painted human size as well as the costumes
and accessories. The book was launched and exhibited at the Haute École des Arts du Rhin, on the 15/01/18, Petit Pierre Destroys the System.

For the occasion, the paintings created for the book, used or not, were exhibited among other accessories, objects and a performance by Antoine Langé, Paul Descamps, Thomas Simon and I in which Petit Pierre would try to escape the cell in which he cas incarcerated with the help of a very friendly rat. An ambient soundtrack composed and created with the help of Nicolas Guine and Acacio Ortas played while the spectators would visit the world’s first baby prison.

The book is still available for purchase, contact me by mail for more informations.
Thomas Simon
Antoine Langé

Book cover, a still life composed of a diaper orned with a pacifier, there's a bottle painted like it's a babybottle and a baton.
"Petit Pierre's Tribulations", cover, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
Double fold of the an adult baby in his bed, thinking of an escape plan, all the backgrounds are hand painted and human sized.
"Petit Pierre's Tribulations", p.6-7, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
Double fold with an adulte sucking on a pacifier, he looks terrified, a red light is projected on his face which makes dramatic tension stronger.
"Petit Pierre's Tribulations", p.16-17, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
Double fold where an adult is sinking in a river, it's actually a special effect, we painted a background with holes so the chacter can cast himself into it.
"Petit Pierre's Tribulations", p.23-24, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
A mother gives her child some milk from a baby bottle, the adult baby seems to appreciate his meal in his human sized hand painted scenery.
"Petit Pierre's Tribulations", p.4-5 without text, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
A giant pacifier breaks out of a flamming prison, wow!
"Petit Pierre Destroys The System", exhibition poster, Thomas Simon.
Picture of an adult baby and his cell mate arguing over the books, there's toilet paper on the floor.
"Petit Pierre Destroys The System", picture by Camille Foucou, exhibition by Antoine Langé, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
Une peinture d'un ciel étoilé et fixée au bas d'un mur par deux clous, le reste de la peinture elle traine au sol.
Petit Pierre Destroys The System, picture by Émilie Clarke, exhibition by Antoine Langé, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet
A tired cop fell asleep in front of his monitor. The desk is a mess, you can see several coffee cups, a baton and on the tv screen, a sleeping baby in it's bed from a surveillance camera point of view.
"Petit Pierre Destroys The System", picture by Émilie Clarke, exhibition by Antoine Langé, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
A adult like baby and a human like mouse are playing on the floor of the exhibition.
"Petit Pierre Destroys The System", picture by Émilie Clarke, exhibition by Antoine Langé, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.
A baby bottle painted silver and black as if it were a spray paint can is nailed to the wall by the sucker.
"Petit Pierre Destroys The System", picture by Émilie Clarke, exhibition by Antoine Langé, Thomas Simon and Sébastien Sans-Arcidet.