Fascinated by menhirs, Anatole Mélot tries to capture their aura by taking their imprint, and to save a few fragments of a landscape now dominated by man. The mines are also a pretext for exploring the complex relationship between nature and culture for this photographer, video-maker and sculptor, places where he searches for the remnants of an industrial past in perdition.

Copyright photo Maria Saygua André

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Charlotte Lavandier works particularly with sculpture and installation. Through her work, she points to elements of reality that she sees as tangible symptoms of contemporary forms of oppression that are insidiously expressed in our intimacy. Between frontality and metaphor, her practice is conceived as a piece of evidence. She pays particular attention to spatial elements that are banal yet no less cruel. She tends to draw spectators away from their contemplative posture, placing them in a position of physical and/or mental discomfort that creates an imbalance conducive to questioning.

Copyright photo Anatole Mélot

Bastien Guillaume is another of our 4 residents for the year 2024-2025. His work explores the relationships between color, texture and movement, beyond the subjects represented. In his drawings, recognizable forms gradually fade away, revealing the remnants of a dialogue between mineral and sidereal.

Copyright photo Anatole Mélot

Maria Saygua André is one of our 4 residents for 2024-2025. She is a Franco-Bolivian multidisciplinary artist working essentially with textile in relation to her Bolivian cultural roots. She works hard since October in her studio at the Foundation Carrefour des Arts, and you’ll be able to discover her exhibition at the Foundation in June 2025 for the end of residency.

Photo copyright Anatole Mélot