Works created by a collective of artists and graffiti artists who have chosen to remain anonymous. “Polis”, at the Observance chapel in Draguignan, questions our place within this vast common territory that we all share.
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When entering the Draguignan Observance chapel, you have to know how to look up. Hanging above us: shoes hanging on a thread with their laces.
Hanging 15 meters high, these shoes are sure to appeal to visitors. This is the aim of the “Polis” exhibition.
A little further on, another work raises questions: a boat, called the Raft of Lampedusa, with, on board, a prostrate child and suitcases.
“This work refers to what is happening in the Mediterranean“, explains Laurène Cendrey, cultural mediator at the Observance Chapel.
The subject of the exhibition is really to question the question of territory, the question of limits.
Laurène Cendrey, cultural mediatorat France 3 Côte d’Azur
Laurène Cendrey continues: “Where are the borders? Where are the limits? What can people do to move to another territory?“
These works were created by a collective of anonymous artists: dhe graphic designers and visual artists from all over Europe. Among their creations, there are also canvases painted using fire extinguishers in the former cooperative cellar of Draguignan.
“Part of the collective took over this place, installed canvases in different spaces and then repainted them using fire extinguishers“, explains Jérôme Cavalière, the curator of the “Polis” exhibition. “The entire place was invested in painting, everything was covered and, then, we collected the paintings to display them.“
(Fake) Comic book front pages with the faces of dictators.
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© Frédéric CERULLI/FTV
A little further on, it is the portraits of Mussolini, Bashar El-Assad or Stalin that catch the eye.
Dictators, mocked on these front pages comics Americans.
It is designed to shock, of course, to stir consciences. There are images that are trashy, that’s intentional.
Corinne Assez, director of cultural action at Draguignan town hallat France 3 Côte d’Azur
“We want the person who leaves here to ask themselves lots of questions“, assumes Corinne Assez.
So, if you too want to be challenged, the “Polis” exhibition is visible until January 25 at the Observance chapel in Draguignan.
