Behind the scenes of Beyond our Horizons: from Tokyo to Paris with Goossens and Desrues

Following its success in Tokyo, the exhibition Beyond our Horizons: From Tokyo to Paris returns to la Galerie du 19M in Paris, starting January 29, 2026.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the works in the exhibition were created, in the workshops of goldsmith Goossens and jewelry designer Desrues.

The exhibition includes a work by sculptor Yoshiki Masuda, inspired by the clouds upon which stands the statue of Raijin, the god of thunder—a designated National Treasure—located inside the Sanjusangen-do temple in Kyoto.

The five lightning bolts adorning the clouds were finished in brass by goldsmith Goossens, based on a wooden model provided by Yoshiki Masuda. Before beginning the sculpture, Yoshiki Masuda shared the final design of the project through a sketch, followed by a three-dimensional model in water-based clay.

For this exhibition, Simone Pheulpin presents Leiko, a new collaboration with silversmith Goossens. Featuring a unique blend of fabric and pewter decorations, the piece brings the different materials into resonance with one another to evoke a space where nature and human activity, memory and the future intersect.

Founded by hair stylists and designers Tomihiro Kono and Sayaka Maruyama, konomad is a creative platform that explores hairstyling as a realm for artistic experimentation. For this project, konomad is collaborating with four of le19M’s Maisons d’art to design a hybrid wig, bringing a playful approach to traditional craftsmanship.

The designs were first conceived by the konomad team, which then shared a precise artistic vision with each Maison, accompanied by sketches. These exchanges enabled the bespoke production of wigs made from real hair.

Drawing on a wide range of inspirations and the fusion of Japanese and French craftsmanship, these wigs take shape as unique works of art, pushing the boundaries of imagination and hair design.

The psychological shock of heartbreak can cause chest pain that occurs when blood suddenly floods into the left ventricle of the heart, causing it to enlarge. The shape of the heart at this moment resembles an octopus trap (tako-tsubo), hence the name tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome.

Inspired by this term, first used by Japanese cardiologists in the 1980s, Pauline Guerrier presents sculptures that take the form of this syndrome, as it appears in numerous X-rays collected by the artist, here covered with countless stone beads created in collaboration with the Desrues Maison d’art. The shape of these sculptures is that of a closed pot, resembling a real octopus, evoking the idea of an urn in which we enclose the spirits of those we love.