The artist residency program in the United States

Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

Co-direction of the Ballet national de Marseille 

In residence in New York and Los Angeles

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This collective of three artists share the creation of choreographic pieces, performances and films for the Ballet national de Marseille, which they co-direct. Their challenge is to question the extraordinary richness with which bodies represent themselves today on social networks, in the public space and on stage, notably through films that decompartmentalize dance outside the stage. Los Angeles, a city where images are born and invented, and whose boundless energy reminds them a great deal of Marseille, will be an opportunity for them to meet new collaborators "with whom to dream and invent real stories for bodies", and to envisage a possible terrain for future creations.

Partners: Art Explora and Ballet national de Marseille

Credit: Olivier Metzger

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Visual artist

In residence in Houston and Marfa

For several years now, Dove Allouche has been working on a body of work that often stems from his many collaborations with scientists. During his residency, he will focus on the first prebiotic molecules, of cosmic origin. They are one of the main hypotheses for explaining the appearance of life on our planet. What creative process enabled life to emerge from inert matter? And how, from this same matter, can we produce works that embody nothing other than their very appearance? In Marfa, an ideal location for celestial observation, Dove Allouche plans to initiate new astrobiological research to produce laboratory images directly from organic samples.

In partnership with ArtExplora and Beaux-Arts de Paris

Credits: L-Alanine / © Dove Allouche - SynchrotronSoleil, CNRS, CEA Paris-Saclay

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Visual artist

In residence in Miami

Installations by French-Moroccan artist Hicham Berrada subtly blend art and science, modifying the physical parameters of an environment (water pH, temperature, luminosity, air pressure) to create the conditions necessary for the emergence of the desired plastic result. In Miami, the artist will pursue his research into morphogenesis, defined as the study of the laws that determine forms in nature. Hicham Berrada will be observing corals, whose shapes blur the boundaries between animal, mineral and vegetable forms. He will take a closer look at a new pollution-resistant coral species, resulting from the hybridization of two endangered species, and meet the researchers who are trying to adapt corals to an environment that has been modified by human action.

In partnership with ArtExplora and Lafayette Anticipations

Credit: Tetard

Visual artist

In residence in Miami

Mimosa Echard is interested in creating hybrid ecosystems where the living and the non-living, the human and the non-human cohabit. Her works explore zones of contact and contamination between organic and consumer objects, elements that our cultural conventions may perceive as ambivalent, even contradictory. In Miami, a city that is frantically building on the water, Mimosa Echard aims to explore the cultural, social and political superimpositions that make up this contrasting urban space: protected and annihilated natural spaces, brand-new buildings and shopping malls, labyrinthine residential districts and ultra-secure deluxe villas.

In partnership with Art Explora and Palais de Tokyo

Credits: Camille Vivier

Astronomer

In residence in Houston and Marfa, Texas

Fatoumata Kebe has a doctorate in astronomy from Sorbonne University. She specializes in the study of the space environment. Her research focuses on quantifying the impact of space activities on astronomical observations, and studying the pollution around the Earth caused by these same activities. Fatoumata Kebe is also leading an entrepreneurial project, "Connected Eco", focusing on water conservation in the agricultural sector. She also founded the Éphémérides association, which teaches and organizes astronomy and space-related activities. The aim of the residency will be to produce an audio series telling the story of the lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo space missions from 1969 to 1972. In total, this represents 380 kg of lunar rocks, some of which are still under NASA seal, to enable future generations of researchers to study them with more advanced technological tools.

In partnership with Art Explora and the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Credits: Fatouma Kebe

Artist

In residence in Miami

Simone Lagrand, an artist from Martinique who defines herself as a poetess-pawolèz, began performing in Paris in the 2000s, notably on the slam scene. Initially finding in writing and orality a means of coming to terms with her childhood and family history, she began "a long exploration of the notion of pleasure and desire in a post-colonial and above all diglossic context", which led her, through Martinique Creole, French and sometimes English, to encounter the major themes of the contemporary world. Her "Tarot Littoral" project uses mangroves to explore the possibility of identifying ecological and cultural issues common to Florida and the insular Caribbean.

In partnership with Art Explora and Tropiques Atrium - Scène nationale

Credit: Auceptika

Artist and filmmaker

In residence in Miami

With her camera and sometimes other tools, Ariane Michel often gets close to beasts, plants or minerals to create works that shift our point of view. Like a shaman, she uses films, installations and performances to redraw the scenery in which our imaginations are woven. This approach invites us to reweave our imaginations and opens up new ways of being in the world around us. Her work has been seen in art centers, festivals and cinemas, but also in forests, subway corridors, store windows, places of worship and on shores (from FID Marseille to Art Basel, from Nuit Blanche in Paris to MoMA in New York). For her residency, ArianeMichel plans to capture imaginations of Miami from mangroves, marshes, the sky, near alligators, crabs and mosquitoes, to see our civilization as one among others.

In partnership with Art Explora and the Gassendi Museum

Credit: Raphaël Krafft

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Visual artist, author, performer

In residence in Los Angeles

Josèfa Ntjam is a visual artist, performer and author whose work develops around the concept of fluidity, linking biology to mythology and science fiction. Her practice is built around several media, including video, installation, sculpture, performance, photomontage, writing and sound. During her residency in Los Angeles, Josèfa Ntjam will explore the ecosystem of augmented reality to enrich her video and photomontage work, and take us on a journey through the digital landscapes she creates. She will be meeting innovative companies, 3D animation and immersive creation studios, as well as CalTech researchers and key players in the local art, music and poetry scene, such as Dublab Radio.

In partnership with Art Explora and Palais de Tokyo

Credits: Josèfa Ntjam & Sean Hart, Mélas de Saturne

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