Generational confrontation
Marcel Duchamp
1887–1968
The most innovative artist of the 20th century, the inventor of the ready-made
and
Damoclès
born in 1966
Creator of the « travelling Kentins » in their Pinel et Pinel suitcases on their way to far-off horizons.

“Everything one does is, in a certain way, contained in a small suitcase.”

In a portable, fold‑out case, Marcel Duchamp assembled his major works — a photograph of Nude Descending a Staircase, a miniature of Fountain… an invitation to the collector to set off for the ends of the earth with the artist’s ideal museum.

Damoclès and his “Kentins voyageurs”

Damoclès, in collaboration with Pinel et Pinel
“Kentins voyageurs” in their matching cases

Damoclès renews the concept of the “take‑away artwork,” as the inventor of the “Kentins” — robotic personae housed in made‑to‑measure cases designed with the renowned trunk‑maker Pinel et Pinel.

Damoclès is exacting in every detail. He works with meticulously selected materials, hand‑assembled to create original works produced in editions of 8.

Damoclès’s “Kentins voyageurs,” like Marcel Duchamp’s Valise, reflect the artist’s personality. Where Duchamp invites us on a journey with his ideal museum contained within his Valise, Damoclès draws us into his playful, mechanical world toward a futuristic horizon.

Damoclès, an artist of generous heart

He donates the proceeds from each work sold to his charity of the Bunker Damoclès Association, created to help the most vulnerable secure food and housing while fostering their professional reintegration.