In the Vosges mountains, where he lives away from the art world, an artist is creating, at his own pace, an enigmatic and unique body of work that is both contemporary and timeless. Throughout the seasons, between concrete work and dreamt-up creations, between precision of movement and economy of words, between walks in the forest and brief trips to and from the capital, Patrick Neu connects the art of the old masters with contemporary creation.
The crystal and the smoke is the television version (52′) of the documentary The salamander complex (80′).
