Camille Tan/Atelier Falaise

Camille Tan (Atelier Falaise)

1990

Born in 1990, Camille Tan, known professionally as Atelier Falaise, is a French sculptor and installation artist whose practice bridges architecture, memory, and material tension. Based between Rennes and Brussels, Tan crafts elemental structures from wood, stone, and metal, exploring the delicate balance between weight and force, support and collapse.

A graduate of L’École Européenne Supérieure d’Art de Bretagne (ESAB), Tan deepened his conceptual and material investigations during a formative semester at the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. His early career was marked by a residency with 40mcube’s GENERATOR program, culminating in a major group exhibition at FRAC Bretagne. Subsequent solo exhibitions at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes and Mosquito Coast Factory further established his poetic, tactile approach to space and form.

Atelier Falaise is not just a moniker—it’s a philosophy. Tan’s works evoke cliffside dwellings, childhood cabanes, and precarious shelters, often inviting viewers into a dialogue between fragility and resilience. His installations are grounded in raw materiality yet resonate with emotional and architectural depth.

camille-tan

camille-tan

camille-tan

Lagrimas (Tears)

Lagrimas (Tears)

Lagrimas (Tears)

Lagrimas (Tears)

2022

2022

2022

2022

Oak, beech wood, granite, metal
70 x 10 in (177.80 x 25.40 cm)

Oak, beech wood, granite, metal
70 x 10 in (177.80 x 25.40 cm)

Oak, beech wood, granite, metal
70 x 10 in (177.80 x 25.40 cm)

Oak, beech wood, granite, metal
70 x 10 in (177.80 x 25.40 cm)

camille-tan

camille-tan

camille-tan

Eau & Terre

Eau & Terre

Eau & Terre

Eau & Terre

2025

2025

2025

2025

Neolithic tool from Niger (~6,000 years old), copper, oxidized copper, marcasite, beech wood
51 x 18 in (129.54 x 45.72 cm)

Neolithic tool from Niger (~6,000 years old), copper, oxidized copper, marcasite, beech wood
51 x 18 in (129.54 x 45.72 cm)

Neolithic tool from Niger (~6,000 years old), copper, oxidized copper, marcasite, beech wood
51 x 18 in (129.54 x 45.72 cm)

Neolithic tool from Niger (~6,000 years old), copper, oxidized copper, marcasite, beech wood
51 x 18 in (129.54 x 45.72 cm)

camille-tan

camille-tan

camille-tan

Suspension #33

Suspension #33

Suspension #33

Suspension #33

2024

2024

2024

2024

Beech, oak, pine wood, plumb, black iron, metal
36 x 20 in (91.44 x 50.80 cm)

Beech, oak, pine wood, plumb, black iron, metal
36 x 20 in (91.44 x 50.80 cm)

Beech, oak, pine wood, plumb, black iron, metal
36 x 20 in (91.44 x 50.80 cm)

Beech, oak, pine wood, plumb, black iron, metal
36 x 20 in (91.44 x 50.80 cm)

camille-tan

camille-tan

camille-tan

Half Way

Half Way

Half Way

Half Way

2023

2023

2023

2023

Oak, red pine, mahogany wood
36 x 12 in (91.44 x 30.48 cm)

Oak, red pine, mahogany wood
36 x 12 in (91.44 x 30.48 cm)

Oak, red pine, mahogany wood
36 x 12 in (91.44 x 30.48 cm)

Oak, red pine, mahogany wood
36 x 12 in (91.44 x 30.48 cm)

camille-tan

camille-tan

camille-tan

Suspension #49

Suspension #49

Suspension #49

Suspension #49

2025

2025

2025

2025

Rock, wood, iron, copper
12.50 x 12.50 in (31.75 x 31.75 cm)

Rock, wood, iron, copper
12.50 x 12.50 in (31.75 x 31.75 cm)

Rock, wood, iron, copper
12.50 x 12.50 in (31.75 x 31.75 cm)

Rock, wood, iron, copper
12.50 x 12.50 in (31.75 x 31.75 cm)

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Sunday—Monday: Closed

ISABEL SULLIVAN

GALLERY

39 Lispenard St.
New York, NY 10013

Tuesday—Saturday: 11am—6pm
Sunday—Monday: Closed

ISABEL SULLIVAN

GALLERY

39 Lispenard St.
New York, NY 10013

Tuesday—Saturday: 11am—6pm
Sunday—Monday: Closed