The private life of CYSP 1.

the secret story of a great sculpture

Genealogy

Spatiodynamique 27.
SP 27.
Cysp 0 (1956)
CYSP 0
Cysp 0 et danseuses - Photo Yves Hervochon
CYSP 1.

1956 : steps of creation

CYSP 1. (1956)
Cysp 1. Photo Robert Descharnes

CYSP 1. (1956)
CYSP 1.

black stainless steel,
painted polychrome aluminium,
on its temporary empty base

dimensions without basement:
H: 2,00 m
L: 1,18 to 1,30 m
P: 1,18 to 1,70 m
depending on orientation

CYSP 1. (1956)

Before being in the public eye, CYSP 1. was involved in modern dance workshop.

Maurice Béjart and his ballet dancers, especially Claude Bessy, prima ballerina (Opéra de Paris) danced with CYSP 1. in Schöffer's own studio.

1983 : 1st restoration

1986 : 2nd restoration

Nowadays, CYSP 1. stands in Villa des Arts, the artist's studio in Montmartre (Paris).