The technicians create moulds of body parts and melt the wax in a large dusty room filled with the sounds of rock music and laughter. It takes a minimum of three weeks to transform a lump of unmodelled clay into one of your favorite rock star’s uncannily-realistic faces. Usually the sculptors work from photographs to create a 3D statue. I was really intrigued by their ability to transform an image from 2D to 3D. But others, like Stephane Barret, a former hydraulic pumps salesman, discovered a passion for sculpting in his thirties. The sculptors come from many different backgrounds like Eric Saint Chaffray, schooled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
There were the dressmakers (all needles and fabric), the hairdressers (they looked at my hair and asked me if I wanted to make a donation), the technicians, (cutting arms, legs, walking around with body parts) and the quietest place of all, the sculptors’ room. When the day came, I found myself at a very discreet location in a recently-built building in Paris and so began an enchanting visit through the different workshops.
I felt like Harry Potter trying to find platform 9 3/4 to take the train to Hogwarts. But I had to promise not to disclose its address to anyone. A few weeks later, the press attaché called me to say that they were about to make 70 statues for their new museum in Prague and I would be welcome in their workshop.
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