When he was invited to Hong Kong by the Alliance Française ten years ago, he created “Le Balcon 2” (The Balcony 2) - an extraordinary performance which was at once unusual, philosophical and highly poetic; an image of which appeared in the world press.

Impeccably dressed in a black suit, he crossed the Hong Kong Bay in a wooden balcony that floated horizontally on the South China Sea, giving us a new outlook on the world and an irrational perception of the sky over one of the busiest ports on the planet.

Philippe Ramette scours the world alone - seas, deserts, mountains, seabed – carefully observing it and placing himself in meditative positions which defy gravity and logic. His work is “an invitation to experiment: with weightlessness, with perception, with falling”.

Discreet and seemingly unflappable, he possesses a devastating wit, combining profound thinking on art and the human condition and making him one of the greatest contemporary artists, in the same vein as Duchamp, Dada and Michaux – mixed with a touch of Buster Keaton.

Ramette is a meticulous and mischievous thinker who takes language literally and makes us sway from the rational to the irrational.

Exhibition: Each of Philippe Ramette’s performances is the subject of a photograph representing the work itself. 36 of these works will be exhibited outdoors along the Avenue of Stars at Tsim Sha Tsui.