Jean-Marie Appriou’s obsession with sculpture is no accident. He was born in 1986 and grew up in Brittany, France, where his father had a ceramic kiln. Appriou spent his teenage years modeling clay, and was soon buying books and taking online tutorials. He then constructed a foundry with his bare hands. It was in this self-constructed realm that Appriou learned how to model metal. Since then he’s ranged widely, creating myth-inspired deities and mortal beings, and forms influenced by Ancient Egypt and the Pre-Raphaelites. For this exhibition he has created an immersive environment of thorns, castles, and enchanted women. —Elena Clavarino