Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient illusions of a stable space

illusions of a stable space from a play of tensions

de Sète et de Roubaix s'associent pour organiser

Design emerged from an active search for forms

a total length of approximately 14 m

Folon's sculptures draw inspiration from primitive art

Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient illusions of a stable spaceBorn in Boulogne, Auguste Mariette unearthed from the desert sands the Serapeum of Memphis, the Sphinx of Giza, temples that are now famous (Abydos, Edfu, Karnak), and major archaeological finds that still make the Louvre and Cairo museums famous. His life resembles an adventure. Father of archaeology in Egypt and director of an antiquities department he created, he was also a champion of the protection of its heritage and the founder of the first