In this dialogue, embellished with beautiful illustrations, Pierre Mouzat explains his work, talks about his inspirations. Thanks to his friend, the Brive historian Jean-Michel Valade, the man ― behind the artist ― reveals himself little by little, revealing his intimacy through the story of his difficult youth, his artistic journey, his encounters... the reader will then discover a lively skinned skin, and a beautiful story of friendship.

"A moving meeting before, during, and also after... overwhelming would probably be closer to reality.

There are several reasons for this: I discovered just before going there that the workshop is located on the site of the former Academy of Fine Arts in Brive where Pierre and I simultaneously followed the same courses of Jacques Knight for many years. The place remained intact except that the building is no longer heated and time has since passed.

When we cross the door of the workshop on the first floor, the huge room is familiar to me, I find the fragrances of the ambient air, the effluences of the past. I wouldn't talk about it if the notion of temporality hadn't hit me hard in parallel with the sculptures of Pierre Mouzat." ...