Benjamin Motoc is a French artist and designer whose practice bridges material experimentation, sculptural form, and narrative process. Working primarily with cast metal and resin, his works are shaped through methods that incorporate ephemerality—ice, water, and wax—capturing the fleeting imprint of transformation as a permanent mark on the object.

Motoc’s approach is rooted in craftsmanship, conceptual rigor, and an intuitive response to materials. Each piece is created through a slow, tactile engagement: aluminium and bronze cast in melting ice blocks or flowing water, leaving behind intricate textures, hollows, and residues of the casting process. These physical traces become part of the object’s final form, challenging conventional notions of polish and perfection.

Through this elemental process, his sculptures reflect a philosophical interest in the tension between impermanence and endurance. The ephemeral nature of the moulds contrasts with the durability of the resulting objects, evoking the passage of time, the fragility of memory, and the silent forces that shape us.

Motoc’s works span the spectrum between art and design—what he describes as “room jewellery”—offering both function and reflection. Whether in furniture-scale pieces or intimate sculptural objects, he reimagines the potential of materials to tell stories and inhabit space poetically.

Since founding his studio in 2019, Motoc has contributed to international exhibitions, public installations, and design collaborations across Europe and the Middle East. His works have been featured at Dutch Design Week, Collectible Design Fair Brussels, and the Vitra Design Museum, among others. In parallel, he has collaborated with artists, architects, and institutions including OMA, Ai Weiwei, Sabine Marcelis, and Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

For Motoc, design is a form of storytelling—one that begins with process, but ultimately gestures toward transformation, emotion, and presence. His objects stand as both relics and experiments: tactile meditations on how form, time, and materiality intersect.