Résonance
LABO Encounter — Haïla Clémence Akouvi Hessou
2026
Oct 11, 2026
Free admission
Franco-Beninese author and playwright Haïla Clémence Akouvi Hessou writes between theatre, fiction and ecological imagination. At the Atelier-refuge, she is developing Maquis Mangrove, an Afrofuturist ecological novel inspired by the Ardèche landscape and a deeply hands-on writing practice.
Franco-Beninese author and playwright Haïla Clémence Akouvi Hessou writes at the intersection of theatre, fiction, and ecological imagination. Her work explores the intertwined realms of memory, inheritance, and imagination, bringing mythical narratives into dialogue with contemporary voices. During her residency at the Atelier-refuge, she is developing Maquis Mangrove, an Afrofuturist ecological novel shaped by immersion in the Ardèche landscape and by a deeply hands-on writing practice—one that seeks to stay attuned to the living world's rhythms and breath.
Audience
All ages, from 8 years old