“michel gigon gathers hope amongst the brutal humanities. his painting fascinates and shocks. it invites us to displace our senses, to turn them toward a more interior perception. one must follow the rhythm of the beings who vacillate, pitch, struggle and fade away. follow the wave of the rocks, the clouds and the flames. the light of god guides our steps. there will remain nothing but ourselves in it so that joy may last. so much the worse if it takes more courage to ‘be’ than to please. art cannot be anecdotic, it should carry its meaning beyond the explicit. in speaking to the soul which burns in us, michel gigon invites us to live better. in the lineage of painters inspired by the sacred, michel gigon is a contemporary artist outside convention.” henry gama.