Owl Osseus spiritus by Virginie Gribouilli

Title:	Owl Osseus spiritus
Date Created:	2025
Copyright:	© ©Virginie Gribouilli
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Mixed Media, Polymer Clay, Sculpture
Views:	133
Posted:	11/26/2025

Projects: Virginie Gribouilli takes us into a timeless mythological bestiary tracing many facets of life on Earth. Using cold porcelain, she sculpts the mysteries of the past, the common yet precious of our present, and a mythological projection into the future in a dark, surreal universe tinged with softness and elegance. She launches several &ldquo Osseus&rdquo collections. Animal silhouettes with skeleton armor, each addressing a theme linked to our relationship with the living. Osseus spiritus are the animals currently living on Earth, those beings we take for granted and yet neglect. The Osseus pestiferus are the cursed animals we have classified as harmful and dispensable. The Osseus infinitus are a tribute to extinct species, erected in the pantheon of eternal species in the history of the galaxy. And the Osseus mysticus are our vision of the world through mythological and legendary creatures. To complete the picture, she creates a futuristic mythology: the Animist Reign. Fantastic-looking animal skeletons carry on their backs the technological vestiges of our civilization. These Divinities are the fruit of our modern world. They have the power to satiate humans, lured and trapped by the soft light of progress.

Location: France

Sculpture in cold porcelain, stainless steel and mixed medias 22,8 x 12,2 x 10,2 inch unique piece Osseus Spiritus – A series of animal silhouettes in skeleton armor. The spirit of nature is reborn from the ruins of a destructive world. The skeleton, the scaffolding of the living, once again animates the essence of life. Through its power, nature reclaims its rights. Bones become shimmering armor, and silhouettes of black flesh rise from the void to reclaim power.