This event is in the past.It took place on February 1, 2026 at Galerie Françoise Besson.


A Lyon shoemaker spent thirty years building sculptures from one hundred kilograms of matches. Jean Gentilin's unlikely creations blur sculpture, mosaic, and marquetry into something you have to see to believe.
outsider art
unusual materials
intimate gallery
local history
Tips
🏠"made to feel right at home by Françoise"
Jean Gentilin – Unité dans le monde


A Lyon shoemaker spent thirty years building sculptures from one hundred kilograms of matches. Jean Gentilin's unlikely creations blur sculpture, mosaic, and marquetry into something you have to see to believe.
outsider art
unusual materials
intimate gallery
local history
Tips
🏠"made to feel right at home by Françoise"
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