Book about the work OCTO – JENNY HANIVER by artist Johan Creten, which is permanently installed in Sète, France
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For artist Johan Creten, we designed and produced the book Octo – Jenny Haniver, a publication dedicated to his latest permanent sculpture in the public space of Sète, France.
On 11 June 2025,Octo – Jenny Haniver was unveiled in the Sémaphore Gardens, near the Paul Valéry Museum and the town’s renowned marine cemetery. This bronze sculpture — powerful, poetic, and enigmatic — evokes the mystery of the sea: its unfathomable depths, invisible dangers, and mesmerising creatures. With this work, Johan Creten invites contemplation of the unknown, the living, and the collective memory bound to the sea.
Octo – Jenny Haniver is part of the City of Sète’s commitment to fostering a dialogue between contemporary art and the Mediterranean landscape, enriching its outdoor cultural heritage in a lasting way.
Johan Creten, a Belgian artist trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, is a key figure in contemporary sculpture. A forerunner of the revival of ceramics, he transforms materials – clay, bronze – to create powerful, symbolic, and sometimes unsettling forms.
Octo, his sculpture in Sète, is the result of more than ten years of work and artistic maturation. Initially presented at the Grand Palais in 2012 and later at the CRAC in Sète in 2017, the work has undergone several evolutions before finding its final form, specifically conceived for the Jardin du Sémaphore in Sète (France).
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