An unusual visit to the Tour aux figures

Tour aux figures, Parc départemental de l'Ile Saint-Germain - 170, quai de Stalingrad

Red, blue, white panels, hatching, black outlines. Jean Dubuffet's Tour aux figures conceals a second work: the Gastrovolve. An astonishing inner labyrinth that the curious are invited to feel. The visitor walks on the painted floor, climbs or descends a few steps, never seeing it in its entirety. They let their imagination run free and become actors in the work.\n\nThe exterior work\nStanding 24 meters tall, the Tour aux figures dominates the heart of the Île Saint-Germain park, at the gates of Paris. With its bright colors, it is one of the major works of the Hourloupe cycle by J…