2026
Honorable Mention
Matéo Crémades
Matéo Crémades, artist, musician and musicologist, specializes in the creation of parchment rosettes that adorn the soundboards of 16th and 17th century instruments such as the lute, the baroque guitar or the harpsichord.
Self-taught, he is one of the rare artist in the world to master this ancient know-how. Using as scalpel and leather punches, he sculpts sheets of goatskin parchment which he superimposes, creating complex and intricate designs inspired by Gothic baroque or Arab-Andalusian art.
His research about parchment sculpture led him to reinterpret this ancient know-how and to create a series of contemporary pieces that question our relationship to ornament and miniature as intermediaries between spectator and work of art. Through his creations, Matéo Crémades seeks to convey a part of this meditative state that inhabits him during the creative process. Thus, the parchment rosettes and landscapes that make up his works become an invitation to introspection and escape.
