This sculpture depicts two blades joined at the end by the representation of two hands. The work is made up of two cast-iron slabs, 5.50 metres high and weighing 3 tonnes, painted bright blue and red.

In addition to its size, the originality of this sculpture lies in the symbolism of sharing that the artist wanted to convey by offering everyone the chance to affix their name to the sand mould, accompanied by a word by way of message. Nearly 80 people came to inscribe their names for posterity, participating alongside Paul Flury in the final touches to La Connaissance.

The idea for this work came from the Amicale des Anciens Elèves de l'ESF, who had long wanted to create a foundry sound structure. For Paul Flury, this project is the culmination of a joint effort between industrialists with a love of art and foundry work, and an artist motivated by the scope and content of the challenge.

Born in Basel and a graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, sculptor Paul Flury lives his love of art through creation and teaching. Since 1979, the year of his first exhibition in Paris, more than 60 exhibitions have been devoted to him - in Europe, notably in his native Switzerland, his adopted country France and Germany. With La Connaissance, Paul Flury changes register with a monumental work.