Opening reception of the art exhibit Interwoven stories

During the evening, a video by Jean Luc Michon and Blandine Laneyrie will be screened. This video clip brings to life the characters from Blandine Laneyrie’s series of paintings. Through this shared adventure, the characters continue their story elsewhere. It is a way for the artist to breathe new life into this series, which was born of anxiety yet is nonetheless imbued with a desire for hope.

A participatory installation involving the public, created by Stéphanie Kry and Frédéric Mulatier, will also begin on the opening day and continue throughout the exhibition. It will culminate in a collective artwork. A sculpture by Frédéric Mulatier features an armful of twisted willow branches in the center of the gallery. Each visitor is invited to choose a tie - a symbol of restoration (fabric dyed with plant-based dyes and ecoprints provided) - to inscribe a word or an intention upon it, as a return to life, and to tie it to the branches. A gesture of connection, of entrusting, of transmission… The tree becomes a collective memory, a space of acknowledged debt and care. And each person leaves with a question - to let it unfold…

About Frédéric Mulatier

Drawing on a dialogue between basketry and earth shaped by fire, Frédéric Mulatier, through his words, conveys the passage of time and the imprint of the days. His works seem to come from another era, telling us stories and revealing buried secrets.