«From simple geometric shapes, she builds rigorous architectures, "Houses", which take both after Japanese torii and African totems… this feeling of déjà-vu is unsettling as it questions without answer… We sense, as we follow in the labyrinth through bronze partitions, as we read the signs marking them like forgotten talismans, that beyond, at the heart of the sculpture, a secret story is unfolding… There, an answer may be found, every destiny is inscribed… the sculptures become a psychic medium where each one, clairvoyant of his own story, may discover the revelation of the pure truth of his desire.»
ITALO BENVENUTI.Excerpt from the introduction of a catalogue.1993
« From divinatory houses to magical houses, Cehes takes us on a quest for these hidden things that move us noiselessly, deep inside ourselves… She continues to explore the world of the unconscious with greatly dynamic shapes. »
PHILIPPE PIGUET.Revue L’ŒIL.1993
« We can see a new aspect of her work, were the stone she holds dear is less present. In this new ensemble, we will discover a strength and a symbolism […] which will enable every sculpture amateur to admire the works. »
PIERRE JOSSET.Revue ART-ACTUALITE MAGAZINE.1993
«Claude Cehes deserts easy alleyways to confront this hostile universe of confidence… She sculpts the peaks of spaces looking for an encounter… Every place is confronted, every image assembled… Only the unique and magical work remains, she studs the language like enchanting lace, juxtaposition of two worlds, an instant split where the trace, the imprint, remains inscribed in the cold metal, sour from the trials of life.»
MARIANNE BOTTARI. LA MAZARINE.1997
« The tarot arcana are the pictures of a labyrinth where the unconscious is the scheduler of a divinatory game. In bronze, these high stele rise such as sentinels whose element combination holds a secret meaning which Cehes attempts to make accessible to us… »
LYDIA HARAMBOURG.LA GAZETTE DE DROUOT.1999
