What types of art do you specialize in?

We specialize in contemporary ceramics from the 1950s onward, including clay and porcelain sculptures.

Do you offer collection services?

Yes, we work with private collectors and artist archives to organize, document, and appraise ceramic art collections for deacquisition or placement.

Can you help with exhibition development?

Absolutely, we collaborate with museums and cultural institutions to develop and present ceramic art exhibitions.

Do you provide touring programs?

Yes, we curate and organize touring exhibitions for contemporary ceramic artists.

What are legacy projects?

Legacy projects include customized services for artists, such as retrospective catalogs, exhibitions, and museum acquisitions.

Project Tag: Ferrin Contemporary

May

2017

PORCELAINIA: East Meets West

PORCELANIA: East Meets West

November 10–December 8, 2016
Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Washington, DC

EVENTS
Talk and Reception with curator Leslie Ferrin and artist Paul Scott Talk
Sunday, November 13, 2016, 3–5pm

This exhibition presents tradition and identity found in contemporary porcelain. Artists Sin-ying Ho, Steven Young Lee, Walter McConnell, and Paul Scott explore ceramic traditions, interpret identity, and create social commentary in their work reflecting on global consumerism, changing landscape, and cross-cultural exchange.

Click here to read review of “Porcelainia” in Washington Post.

Steven Young Lee, “Maebyong Vases” 2016, porcelain, white slip, glaze, 14 x 20 x 14″.

Steven Young Lee, “Meiping Vase with Scroll Pattern” 2014, porcelain, white slip, glaze, 18 x 12 x 11″.

Steven Young Lee, “Jar with Vine Pattern” 2014, porcelain, white slip, glaze, 19 x 15 x 13″

Steven Young Lee, "4x4 Cups" 2016, porcelain, cobalt inlay, plywood, paint, aluminum, glass, 22 x 21 x 6”.

Steven Young Lee, “4×4 Cups” 2016, porcelain, cobalt inlay, plywood, paint, aluminum, glass, 22 x 21 x 6”.

Paul Scott, “Paul Scott, “Cumbrian Blue(s), American Scenery, Fracked No. 2″ 2013, inglaze decal collage, gold luster on ironstone platter (c.1860?), 8.5 x 1”.

Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), American Scenery, (New Jersey) Turnpike No: 3″ 2014, screen print, (in-glaze decal) on Portmeirion platter, 13.5 x 9.25 x 1”.

Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), Crooklands Cow in a Meadow No. 3,” 2015, glaze, decal, gold, cow: 5.5 x 8.25 x 1.75, oval platter: 11.5 x 16.5 x 1.5″.

Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), American Scenery, Turbine No. 2″ 2015, glaze, decal, gold, c. 1840 green pearlware platter, 15.5 x 19 x 2.25”.

Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), Grain Silo,” 2015, glaze, decal, gold, c. 1850 J K Meakin ironstone platter, 10.25 x 15 x 1.75″.

Sin-ying Ho, “10.11.1989 Hong Kong” detail, 2010, porcelain, cobalt, decal, enamel, 24 x 14 x 12″.

Sin-ying Ho, “10.11.1989 Hong Kong” 2010, porcelain, cobalt, decal, enamel, 24 x 14 x 12″.

Sin-ying Ho, “East Met West” 2016, porcelain, cobalt, decal, enamel, 20″ x 28″ x 16″.

PORCELAINIA: East Meets West curated by Leslie Ferrin at Cross MacKenzie Gallery

May

2017

NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR 2017

ABOUT THE NYCGF

New York Ceramics & Glass Fair
Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY
January 19–22, 2017
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Bringing together a carefully selected and distinguished international group of around 28 galleries offering all things “fired” — porcelain, pottery, and glass, in a setting perfect for the exhibition and sale of important small objects.

EVENTS

HIGHLIGHTED LECTURES

“The Feminine Clay”
with Shannon Stratton
Friday, January 20, 12 noon

“Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery”
with Glenn Adamson
Friday, January 20, 4pm

“Buy, Sell, or Give? What Happens When the Kids Don’t Want It”
Panel discussion lead by Leslie Ferrin
Saturday, January 21, 2pm

Click here for more.

May

2017

KNOW JUSTICE | Justin and Brooke Rothshank

September 10-November 12, 2016

AT FERRIN CONTEMPORARY

1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Justin has continued his exploration to create a new dinnerware set, building off of the “Presidential Dinnerware”

“The People’s Dinnerware” can be viewed in Our America/Whose America?

Installation at The Wickham House at The Valentine | FEB 20 – APR 21 2024

INSTALLATION AT FERRIN CONTEMPORARY

September 10-November 12, 2016 | 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

KNOW JUSTICE presents a two-person show by Justin and Brooke Rothshank focusing on American politics, the Supreme Court, and presidential history. Brooke’s miniature watercolor portraits are complemented by Justin’s decal-printed tableware.

“We believe that artwork and creativity are a catalyst for social change and economic improvement as well as enhancing everyday lives with beauty. Art gives a voice to the voiceless, enables self understanding, and provides a window into other cultures. These are among the reasons we have chosen to pursue lives as working artists.”

“We’ve grown up and live in a Mennonite community where simplicity, functionality, craftsmanship, and knowledge have been valued and taught. These values have shaped our personal and professional lives. At times, its been difficult to see where fine art and craft fit within this context, but these have also felt like important themes to fall back on.”

“This show is about a general introduction of the Supreme Court Justices, and our country’s long history of elected government leadership. The supreme court has shaped the laws of our country for generations. Perhaps more now than ever before the court has become part of the context of political and social conversation. Knowing these leaders, how they lean politically, who appointed them, and what they stand for is a way to start a conversation about how justice is shaped in our country.

“This show is about the conversation. What we make is simple and functional. We value good craftsmanship and knowledge. Our pots and paintings are influenced by our own research, and also by the framework in which we live. They are distinctly American, but shaped by our awareness of a larger world view.”

-Brooke and Justin Rothshank

Click here to view more of Brooke and Justin Rothshank’s work.
Click here to view or download press release.

KNOW JUSTICE: Brooke & Justin Rothshank

PAST PROGRAMMING & EVENTS

EVENTS

PRESIDENTIAL TABLE PREVIEW
Beginning Saturday, August 13, 2016
As a preview to the show, this tablescape presents place settings of ceramic pieces representing the 44 presidents.

CLAY POLITICS | MEET THE ARTIST
Saturday, October 15, 2016
with Justin Rothshank and Elenor Wilson, editor Studio Potter Journal
Click here for more.

January 19–22, 2017

Selections from KNOW JUSTICE: Brooke and Justin Rothshank
New York Ceramic & Glass Fair, Bohemian Hall, NYC

ongoing
ONLINE SHOP

Click here to browse the full line of Rothshank pieces available on their website.
Click here to browse additional pieces available from Ferrin Contemporary. Other small works and catalogs are also available in our online shop.

May

2017

SERGEI ISUPOV: The Rising

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presents
SERGEI ISUPOV: THE RISING at

March 3–6, 2016
Ferrin Contemporary at PULSE NEW YORK 2016
The Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, NYC

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The Rising, a solo installation by Sergei Isupov presents his first eight-foot colossal figural sculpture, ”Risen”. Surrounded by mural style paintings that incorporate his small sculptures, the standing male figure features back-to-back paintings of ”Man” and “Woman.” This piece, “Risen,” built of several interlocking sections, is completely illustrated—part tattoo, part in-the-round paintings. Smaller, related works provide a more intimate view into Isupov’s erotic surrealism that engages an animated push-pull dialog between surface and form, two and three dimensions, and the opposing and complementary.

In his first massive-scale figure and related installation, Isupov continues his exploration of opposites. Emotional exchanges between men and women allude to romance, an affair, or simply a mystery. Our own imaginations are asked to fill in and finish the narrative using personal associations. His debate is not in a tradition of good vs. evil, man against woman, instead he asks us to observe distinctions and relationships and to examine what lies between.

ABOUT SERGEI ISUPOV

Sergei Isupov is an Estonian-American sculptor internationally known for his highly detailed, narrative works. Isupov explores painterly figure-ground relationships, creating surreal sculptures with a complex artistic vocabulary that combines two- and three-dimensional narratives and animal/human hybrids. He works in ceramic using traditional hand building and sculpting techniques to combine surface and form with narrative painting using stains and clear glaze.

“Everything that surrounds and excites me is automatically processed and transformed into an artwork. The essence of my work is not in the medium or the creative process, but in the human beings and their incredible diversity. When I think of myself and my works, I’m not sure I create them, perhaps they create me.”

Isupov has a long international resume with work included in numerous collections and exhibitions, including the National Gallery of Australia, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (TX), Museum of Arts and Design (NY), Racine Art Museum (WI), Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MA), and the Erie Art Museum (PA) at which he presented selected works in a 20-year career survey Hidden Messages in 2017 and Surreal Promenade in 2019 at the Russian Museum of Art (MN).

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV

THE PULSE PRIZE

Sergei Isupov is a nominee for the PULSE PRIZE, a jury-awarded cash grant given to an artist of distinction featured in a solo exhibition at the fair.

EVENTS + HOURS

Thursday, March 3
Private Preview Brunch (by VIP invitation), 10–1pm
Public Hours 1–6
Young Collectors Cocktails 6–8 (by invitation only)

Friday, March 4
Public Hours, 11am–8pm
Museum Member Hours, 5–8pm

Saturday, March 5, 11am–8pm
Sunday, March 6, 11am–8pm

Public Transit

1 train at 18th Street and 7th Avenue
F, M trains at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue
1,2,3 trains at 14th Street and 7th Avenue
F, M trains at 14th Street and 6th Avenue

A complimentary shuttle bus will run between PULSE New York and The Armory Show at Piers 92 & 94.

PULSE NEW YORK is recognized for providing its international community of emerging and established galleries with a dynamic platform for connecting with a global audience. PULSE offers visitors an engaging environment in which to discover and collect the most compelling contemporary art being produced today.

Sergei Isupov in “The Rising” at PULSE NY 2016 presented by Ferrin Contemporary.

Sergei Isupov in “The Rising” at PULSE NY 2016 presented by Ferrin Contemporary. Shown here: “Motivation” 11.5 x 4 x 13″ and “Inspiration” 11.5 x 4 x 12″, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze.

Sergei Isupov in “The Rising” at PULSE NY 2016 presented by Ferrin Contemporary. Shown here: “Distraction” detail, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 25 x 10.5 x 7.5″.

Leslie Ferrin with Sergei Isupov in “The Rising” at PULSE NY 2016 presented by Ferrin Contemporary.

Sergei Isupov, “Risen” 2016, stoneware, slip, glaze, 8′.

Sergei Isupov, “Risen” detail, 2016, stoneware, slip, glaze, 8′.

Sergei Isupov, “Motivation” 11.5 x 4 x 13″ and “Inspiration” 11.5 x 4 x 12″, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze.

Sergei Isupov, “Inspiration” 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 11.5 x 4 x 12″.

Sergei Isupov, “Motivation” 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 11.5 x 4 x 13″.

Sergei Isupov, “Distraction” detail, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 25 x 10.5 x 7.5″.

Sergei Isupov, “Winter–Summer,” 2015, porcelain, slip, glaze, 16.5 x 8 x 8.5″.

May

2017

RE—Reanimate, Repair, Mend and Meld

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

January 21–24, 2016
NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY

February 13–April 17, 2016
Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, US

Oct 10–Nov 14, 2015
Bluecoat Display Centre
Liverpool, England, UK

Co-curated by Paul Scott and Andrew Baseman

This group exhibition examines the contemporary artistic interest in repaired ceramics. It focuses on materially related forms and graphic material by leading contemporary artists who exploit and explore the surrounding issues of conservation, restoration, over-consumption, reuse, and recycling.

“Before the advent of modern glues, broken ceramics or glass objects were drilled, wired, stapled or riveted together, textiles used to be darned or patched. Home-made or improvised ‘make do and mend’ repairs were made to a loved plate or jug and finer variations of these techniques used by serious conservators. The preciousness of these intimately repaired objects faded with time and in conservation circles practices which interfered with the ‘integrity of the object’ became actively discouraged and disapproved. A few years ago, in spite of their beauty, rivets in plates and wired handles hugely devalued a piece of antique tableware. In some museum collections even the evidence of a staple or riveted repair would be removed and hidden if new conservations took place.

“In more recent times, as we struggle to come to terms with our over consumption of finite resources, the concept of re-cycling has become a central tenet of modern life. There is an increasing interest for crafted, restored, once loved objects so that the obviously repaired,‘traditional’ processes again appear beautiful, functional and intriguing. Whilst their display is not yet common in our public museums, private collections and interests are building. Enthusiast Andrew Baseman has a comprehensive archive of beautifully repaired glass, and ceramic objects, which he makes available to wider public though his wonderful blog.

“For many artists, re-cycling and reuse has long been a natural part of practice; as well as ecological soundness, trash is generally cheap (if not free). Existent, damaged worn or broken objects carry messages, they have already had a life and carry evidence of their journey in material fabric. This realized physicality can be used or exploited in aesthetic form, as conceptual device or collateral evidence. Discarded graphic material has long been used in collage and more recently material from industrial archives are also being used to create new iterations.”

— Paul Scott, co-curator and artist

Click here to view or download press release.

Click here to view press coverage of “Mended Ways: The Inventive Art of Repair.”

Click here to view press coverage from C-File April 28, 2016.

Click here to view the video of Paul Scott presenting work from this exhibition at the Bluecoat Display Centre in October 2015. (His segment begins at 11:55 minutes.)

May

2017

MENDED WAYS | The Art of Inventive Repair

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

MENDED WAYS: The Art of Inventive Repair

A special exhibition presented by Andrew Baseman

January 21–24, 2016
New York Ceramics & Glass Fair
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY

An exhibit of repaired historic pieces from Baseman’s collection complemented with work from contemporary ceramic artists whose work imitates, replicates, or honors the inventive repairs of the past.

“Before the invention of Krazy Glue, broken household items were brought back to life with flair and ingenuity.” Examples of repaired historic pieces from Baseman’s collection will be complimented with work from contemporary ceramic artists whose work imitates, replicates, or honors the inventive repairs of the past.

Baseman presented a lecture at the New York Ceramics & Glass Fair 2016.
Click here for part one and part two.

RE—Reanimate, Repair, Mend and Meld

This curated exhibition examines the contemporary artistic interest in repaired ceramics. It focuses on materially related forms and graphic material by leading contemporary artists who exploit and explore the surrounding issues of conservation, restoration, overconsumption, reuse, and recycling.

May

2017

SERGEI ISUPOV: Head On

January 7 – March 3, 2016

SOLO EXHIBITION

de Menil Gallery at Groton School

282 Farmers Row, Route 111, Groton, MA

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Groton, Mass. –

Sergei Isupov’s solo exhibition, Head On, will run through March 3, 2016 at the de Menil Gallery at Groton School in Groton. It features Isupov’s ceramic sculpture, exploring the literal and metaphoric form of the human head. Selections from Isupov’s recent work are combined with pieces from the span of his career, to illustrate a progression and continuance of ideas about the relationships between the head, face, and body.

Through this exhibition Isupov wants viewers to contemplate the head and imagine the invisible body, continuing the story on their own and as their own. Isupov’s surrealist works pulse with life in an animated dialog between surface and form. The heads are painted with detailed imagery depicting emotional exchanges between men and women. It is easy to get drawn in by allusions to romance, or mysteries, and then our own imaginations finish the cycle by personal associations. “I chose the focus of this show to be the form of the head, both as a physical object and as the subject to convey human experience,” Isupov says. “The subject matter I address on the surface through painted images draws from stories first experienced, then remembered, and finally told.”

The de Menil Gallery presents Sergei Isupov in HEAD ON. Located at the Groton School, The de Menil Gallery is a state-of-the-art gallery with approximately 900 square feet of exhibition space.

Click here to view and download press release.

ARTWORKS IN THE INSTALLATION

The Installation displays 20 artworks, including two works that are among the largest pieces produced by Isupov in an exhibition.

“Head On“, 2016, an 9 x 11′ Site-specific Wall Painting

“Risen”, 2016, an 8′ Multi-Part Sculpture.

Additional pieces were pulled from the artist’s archives and range in dates from 1995 – 2016.

HEAD ON

RISEN

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV

Public Lecture and Discussion with the Artist
The public is invited to an Artist’s Lecture on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the de Menil
Gallery. Isupov will share his exploration of the theme, Head On, followed by a discussion.

“Everything that surrounds and excites me is automatically processed and transformed into an artwork. The essence of my work is not in the medium or the creative process, but in the human beings and their incredible diversity. When I think of myself and my works, I’m not sure I create them, perhaps they create me.”

Isupov has a long international resume with work included in numerous collections and exhibitions, including the National Gallery of Australia, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (TX), Museum of Arts and Design (NY), Racine Art Museum (WI), Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MA), and the Erie Art Museum (PA), at which he presented selected works in a 20-year career survey Hidden Messages in 2017 and Surreal Promenade in 2019 at the Russian Museum of Art (MN).

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV

May

2017

Ferrin Contemporary at PULSE MIAMI 2015

Ferrin Contemporary presents
Cristina Córdova in ISLA SALVAJE (wild island) at

December 1–5, 2015
Indian Beach Park, 4601 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Booth S-113

Cristina is a nominee for the PULSE Prize, a cash grant awarded to an artist of distinction exhibiting a solo presentation at the fair.

EVENTS + HOURS

Tuesday, December 1
Private Preview Brunch By VIP Invitation, 1–4pm
Opening Celebration, 4pm–7pm

Wednesday, December 2, 10am–7pm
Thursday, December 3, 10am–7pm
Friday, December 4, 10am–7pm
Saturday, December 5, 10am–5pm
Sunset Celebration, 5pm–7pm

PULSE MIAMI is located at Collins Avenue and 46th Street right next to the Eden Roc Hotel and with direct access from the beach and boardwalk. PULSE is recognized for providing its international community of emerging and established galleries with a dynamic platform for connecting with a global audience. PULSE offers visitors an engaging environment in which to discover and collect the most compelling contemporary art being produced today.

Cristina Córdova, “Dibujo en Barro” 2015, clay, pigments, 96 x 72″.

Cristine Córdova, “Untitled” detail, 2015, ceramic, resin, pigments, 34 x 23 x 12″.

Cristina Córdova, “De mi isla salvaje (from my wild island)” 2015, ceramic, resin, pigments, tiles 93 x 70″, figure 53 x 25 x 17″.

Ferrin Contemporary booth featuring Cristina Córdova at PULSE Miami 2015.

May

2017

NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR 2016

NYCGFlogo

ABOUT THE NYCGF

January 21–24, 2016
Bohemian National Hall
321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY 10021

HOURS

Thursday to Saturday 11:00am–7:00pm
Sunday 11:00am–4:00pm (no admittance Sunday after 3:30)

EVENTS

SELECTED LECTURES
Thursday, January 21, 4pm
ANDREW BASEMAN LECTURE: Past Imperfect: The Art of Inventive Repair

Friday, January 22, 2pm
PAUL SCOTT, BOUKE DE VRIES, & LESLIE FERRIN LECTURE: Fragile Beauty: Re-animate, Repair, Meld and Mend

Saturday, January 23, 2pm
STEPHEN BOWERS LECTURE: Ming goes Bling & the Slightly Satirical Aroma of Eucalyptus

Click here for full lecture schedule.

STEVEN YOUNG LEE
Steven Young Lee, "Maebyong Vases" 2016, porcelain, white slip, glaze, 14 x 20 x 14".

KADRI PÄRNAMETS

PETER PINCUS
Peter Pincus, "Vessels" 2016, porcelain, slip, gold lustre, 21 x 30 x 8".

PAUL SCOTT

CAROLINE SLOTTE

MARA SUPERIOR

KURT WEISER
Kurt Weiser, "Seed Collector" 2016, china painted porcelain, 9.5 X 9.75".

ABOUT THE ART OF INVENTIVE REPAIR

MENDED WAYS: THE ART OF INVENTIVE REPAIR
A special exhibition presented by Andrew Baseman

“Before the invention of Krazy Glue, broken household items were brought back to life with flair and ingenuity.” Examples of repaired historic pieces from Baseman’s collection will be complimented with work from contemporary ceramic artists whose work imitates, replicates, or honors the inventive repairs of the past.

May

2017

BERNARDAUD: My Blue China

Fondation d’entreprise Bernardaud presents:

My Blue China | la Mondialisation en Bleu et Blanc

December 16, 2015–February 28, 2016
Ariana Musée Suisse de la Céramique et du Verre
Avenue de la Paix 10, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland

June 11–November 21, 2015
Fondation d’entreprise Bernardaud
27 Avenue Albert Thomas, Limoges, France

The exhibition features Ferrin Contemporary artists Sin-ying Ho and Caroline Slotte.

Click here for Blouin Art Info review with slideshow.
Click here for CFile: My Blue China with essay by the curator Laurent de Verneuil.

Sin-ying Ho, “One World, Many Peoples No. 2″ 2010, porcelain, cobalt pigment, underglaze, decal, glaze, 77 x 23.25”

Bernadaud: My Blue China exhibition photo featuring work by Bouke de Vries.

Caroline Slotte, from the series “Under Blue Skies” 2015, reworked second-hand ceramics.

Bernadaud: My Blue China exhibition photo featuring work by Bouke de Vries.

Bernadaud: My Blue China exhibition photo featuring work by Sin-ying Ho.

“Recent cases of withdrawal into cultural identity have led many artists to ponder the phenomenon of cultural globalization. “My Blue China” sheds new light on the issues at hand, bringing together the works of 12 internationally renowned contemporary artists that make explicit reference to blue and white porcelain. The exhibition shows the extent to which this universal leitmotif – whether applied to ceramics, painting, photography or video-making – refreshes our reflections on aesthetics, identity, hybrid art and cultural imperialism.”

— Laurent de Verneuil, exhibition curator

PORCELANIA: East Meets West

ABOUT THE NYCGF

EVENTS

September 10-November 12, 2016

INSTALLATION AT FERRIN CONTEMPORARY

September 10-November 12, 2016 | 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

KNOW JUSTICE: Brooke & Justin Rothshank

PAST PROGRAMMING & EVENTS

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presents SERGEI ISUPOV: THE RISING at

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

ABOUT SERGEI ISUPOV

EVENTS + HOURS

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

January 7 – March 3, 2016

SOLO EXHIBITION

de Menil Gallery at Groton School

282 Farmers Row, Route 111, Groton, MA

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Groton, Mass. –

ARTWORKS IN THE INSTALLATION

HEAD ON

RISEN

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV

Ferrin Contemporary presents Cristina Córdova in ISLA SALVAJE (wild island) at

ABOUT THE NYCGF

HOURS

EVENTS

ABOUT THE ART OF INVENTIVE REPAIR

My Blue China | la Mondialisation en Bleu et Blanc

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presents
SERGEI ISUPOV: THE RISING at

Ferrin Contemporary presents
Cristina Córdova in ISLA SALVAJE (wild island) at