Born in 1954, in Frederikssund, he is married and has three children. Gaschiot received a certificate as a construction blacksmith in 1978. He is a self taught silversmith and sculptor. He settled in Odense in 1973 and opened his studio in 1985, which contains a bronze foundry, a workshop, a gallery and a sculpture park.


Galschiot's mode of expression mainly consists of naturalistic and organic forms, which are influenced by the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, and the semi-occult stile of the Art Deco period. In many of his sculptures 'the void' is as an essential part of the expression: for instance when he exhibits clothing sculptures (with the shape of the body, but void of the body), the viewers are encouraged t...