Poisson Paysage V

“Poisson Paysage V” is one of the most important works by the French sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne. This poetic sculpture continues his signature style inspired by Surrealism, dissolving the boundaries between art and life, object and imagination. Using the fish as its central motif, the work embodies the vitality of the ocean, creating a light and fluid artistic presence. The sculpture conveys both a sense of weight and a floating visual effect, as if quietly moving through space. Its central openwork structure offers a renewed perspective, through which architectural elements and the cultural influences of Portugal and Macau interweave, forming a layered and dynamic visual experience. This interplay transforms the surrounding view into a poetic landscape, allowing imagination and inspiration to unfold alongside Macau’s rich maritime history, and inviting viewers to discover their own visual perspective between reality and imagination. Lalanne is widely recognised in the fields of contemporary sculpture and design, and his works are held in major international art institutions, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the Centre Pompidou. “You can sometimes see some design or something, but there is not this poetry, this visual strength that you have in the Lalannes. They are inimitable, and the success of the Lalannes today is thanks to that.” — Jérôme Neutres, Former Director of Réunion des Musées Nationaux–Grand Palais