Description
Lost in Toyland is an art project exploring the fine line between childhood innocence and its darker undertones.
Through a collection of original action figures, blending pop design, uncanny aesthetics, and cultural references, the project reimagines the toy as a narrative art object.
Each piece is 3D-printed and then hand-finished.
Inspired by worlds such as Alice in Wonderland, Instagram, and Dismaland, Lost in Toyland brings to life an alternative universe — colorful, unsettling, and poetic.
It is a contemporary reinterpretation of childhood imagination, both playful and critical.
Biography
Gilles Tricoire developed an early passion for drawing, animation, and sculpture.
After a science degree and brief art studies, he moved to Brussels, where he first worked in TV design and later in film compositing.
Alongside this, he resumed studies in sculpture and comics, and co-founded the fanzine Rhizome.
In 2015, he began teaching as a Digital Arts professor at the École des Arts d’Ixelles.
Today, he divides his time between teaching, animation studio projects, and personal works combining sculpture, animation, comics, and illustration.
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