| Joseph-Francis Sumegné came to sculpture after having passed by painting, the work of copper in jewelry and cutlery, the tapestry, and basket making. Sumegné made his writing, Jalaa, a sum of all these techniques put at the service of a true transmutation of waste and rejects, which constitute the essence of his raw material. | 
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Didier Schaub
Joseph-Francis Sumegné, La Nouvelle Liberté, 1996. Courtesy of the artist.
Joseph-Francis Sumegné came to sculpture after having passed by painting, the work of copper in jewelry and cutlery, the tapestry, and basket making. Sumegné made his writing, Jalaa, a sum of all these techniques put at the service of a true transmutation of waste and rejects, which constitute the essence of his raw material.
