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A key figure in the revival of figurative painting in France, Philippe Cognée often works in series based on motifs captured through photography or video. In this triptych, the structure of the Centre Pompidou building is transformed into motifs that appear to have liquefied. The artist transposes the image using encaustic, mixing pigments with beeswax as a binder. The canvas is then covered with a celluloid film and ironed with a hot iron to melt the paint.