Born in 1972 in Belgium, Stéphane Halleux began his artistic career at the Institut Saint-Luc in Liège, where he trained as a colorist and model maker in the field of animation. However, it was sculpture that truly caught his attention. He developed a unique style, reinventing the future with recycled materials. Stéphane Halleux assembles disparate pieces, creating a world that is both wacky and fascinating.

Inspired by iconic figures such as Jules Verne and Tim Burton, Halleux injects a dose of humor into his work. With a cynical eye, he sculpts works that denounce the absurdity of life, asserting his right to laugh at the challenges of the modern world.

His creative process consists of transforming inanimate objects into living sculptures. Halleux explores human emotions by staging neurotic characters, offering viewers the opportunity to recognize a part of themselves in them. His favorite materials include leather, wood, and metal, each adding a tactile and visual dimension to his creations.

Today, Stéphane Halleux is an internationally recognized sculptor. Tim Johnson, of DreamWorks Animation, emphasizes the narrative power of his works: “His sculptures all seem to have emerged from an animated universe. It’s the quality of their storytelling that I find incredible. They tell you a rich and complex story – simply through their own existence.”

The Ariel Jakob gallery has organized numerous exhibitions with the artist Stéphane Halleux in prestigious Parisian locations such as the Eiffel Tower, Les Studios Harcourt or simply in the Galerie de la Place des Vosges in Paris.

In 2014, his sculptures came to life in the short film “Mr. Hublot”, which won the Oscar for best animated short film, thus consolidating his status as an essential artist in the contemporary art landscape.