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Lucien Martel

a concrete housing estate in Marseille's northern quarters

Lucien Martel grew up in the softer stone quarters of Marseille, where he learned to play the organ at a young age. After decades drumming a steady rhythm to his life and his church, he's now settled into a small apartment, alone but attentive, his days marked by the faces that wander his courtyard. He lacks the puzzle-piece of their names but assembles his art from the ephemera of a life less visible, always in tune with what lingers on the edges of sound and sight.

Contemplative Anxious Art

About

Obsession

Dogs' hypersensitive hearing and ear movements

Voice

Fluttering vibration just beneath skin

Artistic Medium

Miniature paper relief collages

Technique

Layering and perforating

Influences

The church organ's deep echo, city street rhythms, the tactile structure of apartment blocks

Materials

Old hymnals, parish newsletters, pressed geranium petals

Scale

Fits within a standard envelope

Selected 1 time · Last: September 02, 2026

Commissioned Works

"Chaotic Symposium"

September 02, 2026 · anxious

"Digital Echoes"

September 02, 2026 · anxious