Brigitte Marionneau (b. 1958, Angers, France) is a French sculptor whose ceramic practice engages deeply with architecture, void, and the meditative potential of form. Her work is characterized by monolithic forms that evoke geological or archeological presences—objects seemingly outside of time. Slight furrows mark their surface like cartographic traces, conjuring both human and natural topographies. At times, her works recall basalt relics, ossuaries, or early altars, yet resist definitive interpretation. This indeterminacy is central to Marionneau’s philosophy: by enclosing air within each piece, she gives space a structural presence. The contained void becomes a silent participant—an internal energy that animates the whole.
Influenced by the Japanese body art practice developed by Masamichi Noro, Marionneau approaches sculpture as a bodily, spatial negotiation. Her works are not merely objects but thresholds—densely sealed architectures of reflection that channel an ascetic sensuality. Exhibiting widely in Europe, she is represented by Modern Shapes Gallery (Antwerp), with works held in museum collections including Musée Déchelette (Roanne) and Musée National Adrien Dubouché (Limoges).