Discover the contemporary work of RIBIERE Philippe
My name is Philippe RIBIERE. On March 12, 1977, I was born. in Martinique, diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taby syndrome. I was abandoned in a Rivièl'Or children's home. During my first four years, I was constantly between the hospital and the orphanage undergoing multiple surgeries in an attempt to remedy the condition. my disability and obtain mobility functional of my hands and feet. I have always considered myself able to do the same activities as my brothers and sisters: swimming, football and running. foot. As normal as I felt, I noticed that some adults doubted me, laughed and looked at me like an alien. My innocence disappeared...Years later, I discovered climbing and in 1995, at eighteen years old, I participated in the à the competition of the French Youth Championships.
At the start of my sporting career, I was a disabled climber, unknown and above all very shy about climbing. my physical representation, compared to my physical representation that of the human « normal ». A few years later, at After working on my identity, I became a professional climber. Somehow, I had the desire for the world to recognize me as a human and not see a person disabled. Slowly, with my travels, my videos, my press articles, my interviews, my performances and my conferences, I understood that people were inspired by my words and my body. This helped me a lot. à stand and move erase my shyness.
"If everything is not perfect like in nature, flowers, trees, music, art...EVERYTHING! So why do we not like the disabled person so much? Then I considered myself like an object of Art!!!
"if everything is not perfect like in nature, flowers, trees, music, art...EVERYTHING! So why do we not like the disabled person so much? Then I considered myself like an object of Art!!!
