These are six artists who have come together around a common project. Carole Nouet, designer and jack of all trades, develops the concept: “I imagined it like a sheet that is unfolded and each fold corresponds to a stage of the project. The first is the work that I made around faded flowers (arums) that I drew on the sheets and which I called ‘The desirable effects of fading’. I had in mind to be inspired by the choreographies of Loïe Fuller, American dancer, who danced by forming flowers with veils (serpentine dance) I met Mitsou Jonkeau, who agreed to dance to test the association of drawing, dance and the body. Maxim Cassino, who agreed to take candid photos and establish the results of our research.”
Max says he is particularly satisfied to have been able to participate in this adventure. He confides: “I joined straight away, and it was thanks to Emma, the manager of the ephemeral printing museum, that we were able to work in complete peace of mind. She provided us with a room where all the six we were able to bring the experience to life With photography, we tried to transcribe the woman-flower union and demonstrate that they can become one. Over the course of the project, other talents were added: Mélaine Jonckeau, a filmmaker who filmed the sessions, accompanied by musician Félip Costes, who completely improvised on the choreographies, and Dam-Dam, a photographer who experimented with techniques chemicals to work on photographs, using various supports such as fabric or walls. The title of the exhibition, 11 minutes 33, corresponds to the duration of the dancer’s performance.
