FRAC Champagne-Ardenne

FRAC Alsace / Sélestat (67)

Exhibition opening March 15th at 6 p.m.

With works by Ignasi Aballí, Alice Anderson, Ouassila Arras, Xavi Bou, Marylin Bridges, Elina Brotherus, Willie Doherty, Marco Godinho, Harold Guerin, Naji Kamouche, Maria Laet, Philippe Mayaux, Zineb Sedira, Katrin Ströbel des collections des trois FRAC du Grand Est

The horizon is commonly defined as an imaginary circular line. It is the symbol of the junction between two worlds - the sky and the earth - of which the observer is the centre. But while it allows the vanishing points, and therefore the gaze, to converge on a single axis, it also divides and directs the way we see and structures our environments.
Il était une fuite attempts to gradually deconstruct the standard representation of the horizon, conceived as a strict and arbitrary line. The intention is to arrive at a new horizon, free of all artificial shackles, and thus to return to a more inclusive approach. By suggesting the idea of overcoming as a goal, the exhibition seeks to free itself from the limits imposed by the anthropocentric world, which are obstacles to freedom of movement. Fleeing, naively associated with the idea of avoidance and cowardice, is seen here as a strong, courageous and vital act, but also as a means of freeing oneself from these limits. Through the works on display, the horizon is seen as a space for sharing.

The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the students of the Master Écritures Critiques et Curatoriales de l’Art et des cultures visuelles of the University of Strasbourg - Promotion Bruno Latour and the three FRACs of the Grand Est region: Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine.

Curators: Marine Cortese, Lila Hechchad Meyer, Zoë Kemp, Kenza Khelfi, Julie Vezard, Augusta Weydert Hernandez

Since 2018, the three FRACs in the Grand Est region have opened their collections to the students of the Master 1 Écritures Critiques et Curatoriales de l’Art et des cultures visuelles (Critical and Curatorial Writing in Art and Visual Cultures) at Strasbourg’s Faculty of Arts, so that they can create an original exhibition based on a theme chosen by the Master’s teachers with the support of the FRAC teams. By positioning themselves as stakeholders in the teaching of higher education, the three FRACs of the Grand Est region are reaffirming the strength of the link between art and research.