Knight by decree of the President of France
Knight nomination
Promotion of the Prime Minister of France
The artist and engineer Milène Guermont, already distinguished by several international recognitions, is raised to the rank of Knight of the National Order of Merit by decree of the President of France.
On September 17, 2025, Milène Guermont, French artist and engineer, has been officially elevated to Knight of the National Order of Merit by Agnès Pannier-Runacher, French Minister of Sustainability, at the Ministry itself. The ceremony featured two official speeches: one by the Minister and the other by Katherine E. Fleming, President & CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles.
"Milène’s magical work takes us into new worlds, where she makes us feel at home even as we feel a sense of wonder “— Katherine E. Fleming.
Katherine E. Fleming and Milène Guermont in the luminous artwork PYRAMIDION at the Ministry, photo by Damien Carles / SIPA press
This double tribute - artistic & scientific - celebrates an extraordinary career in which technological innovation, artistic sensitivity and a deep commitment to the environment meet.
Minister Agnès-Pannier-Runacher and Milène Guermont, photo by Damien Carles / SIPA press
Milène Guermont is the author of PHARES, the First artwork of all history to be erected close to the Obelisk on Place de La Concorde ; of the monument-artwork INSTANTS for the breach 00 of the Atlantic Wall at à Utah Beach ; of the sculpture BALANCE made of Ultra High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete at Père-Lachaise cemetery… as many extraordinary projects that animate the artist.
She uses her technical background (several patents) to push the limits of matter and people. She shapes ultra-fine works, often interactive, to create links and foster intercultural dialogue.
This woman artist questions the limits of Art with a « tactile » and « conceptual » artwork.
Guermont transforms the walls, the first borders that surround us, into sculptures made of Polysensual Concrete, which sing according to your magnetic field when you touch it.
Then, she explores the monumentaly in particular with PHARES which dialogues with the Eiffel Tower to the rhythm of the public’s heart.
For the past 5 years, she has been exploring intimacy with the sculpture MAISON GUERMONT. This inhabitable total artwork, result of feats of 120 French talents challenged by the artist-engineer, is revealed twice a month (reservation on www.maisonguermont.com).
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