Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008)

‘I wanted to do something very invasive, since if you present a small object, nobody sees it. You need to go with something slightly brazen and a bit embarrassing. If you come with a snail as big as a thumb, nobody notices you! I made a sheep and then decided that I definitely needed a herd. […] I had also lived in a land of sheep and knew the animals well. My father kept some. Also, sheep in a Parisian apartment is a bit like ‘bringing the countryside to Paris’. And it’s much easier to have a sculpture in an apartment than a real sheep. And it’s even better if you can sit on it.’
—FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE