Villeurbanne

GRATTE TERRE

2026

  • Yayan Liu

Address

l’Esplanade Geneviève Anthonioz de Gaulle rue Francis de Pressensé,
69100 Villeurbanne

Gratte-Terre, à Villeurbanne, est une pépinière participative et un atelier d’art arboricole à ciel ouvert.
Imaginé comme une école de la forêt urbaine, le projet considère la pépinière comme un médium artistique où culture, soin, recherche et transmission deviennent les matériaux d’une œuvre collective vivante.
Développé par Les Artistes Arboricoles dans la continuité de la démarche initiée par Thierry Boutonnier, il favorise la coopération entre humains et non-humains.

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The Living Archives of Gratte-Terre

GRATTE TERRE

The Living Archives of Gratte-Terre is an artistic programme that reveals the living traces of several years of tree art practices. Through an exhibition, workshops, talks and participatory actions, visitors are invited to explore a constantly evolving archive, where trees, tools, shadows, gestures and stories become witnesses to a collective artwork shaped through care for the living.

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Dressing the Roots

GRATTE TERRE

Discover an essential gesture of tree art: dressing a tree's roots before transplantation. Freely inspired by the Japanese kokedama, this workshop invites participants to prepare a young tree for its next journey.

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"How to Work with Trees? " – Discussion / Debate

GRATTE TERRE

Leaning on the power of plants to develop our capacity to act—what does this mean? Are we being acted upon when we are inspired, and collectively, are we less curious ? During this discussion, we will attempt to understand the arboreal nature of our ways of working with trees to transform our habitability. The Artists will debate with a panel of guests (researchers, engineers, residents, etc.).

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« Woaks ! A walk of oaks » episode 3

GRATTE TERRE

The Chain of Oaks accompanies young trees to their permanent planting sites across the Lyon metropolitan area. Carried by bicycle, public transport or on foot, these breathing companions travel without combustion engines. Each transplantation becomes a collective act of care and a moving work of tree art.