Cosmic Horizons
Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse and the Centre d'Initiatives Artistiques du Mirail (CIAM) are delighted to present "Cosmic Horizons" at La Fabrique, Université Jean Jaurès.
An infinite source of dreams, fascination and innovation, space has been observed, questioned and imagined by civilisations. As technology has evolved, human beings have continued to explore the unknown worlds of the constellations and galaxies. Today, space is a field of exploration with geopolitical and technological dimensions, and the stage is set for an expansion in research and missions.
The Cosmic Horizons exhibition offers a fresh take on the space adventure, bringing together an exceptional collection of works from the Cnes Space Observatory, the Abattoirs Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse collections, and guest artist Yann Le Roux.
In a dialogue between artistic creation and space research, the exhibition invites visitors to discover the many horizons of this epic through the imaginations of artists.
The tour begins with a terrestrial adventure highlighting the infrastructures involved in discovering the universe. Inside the Cube, ‘Exploring Space from Earth’ brings together works that reinterpret the bases and devices of space. The artistic creations reveal and question the geographical, aesthetic, political and utopian dimensions of the observation of the universe and its technological installations. In the Tube, ‘Humanity and the cosmos: an inner odyssey’ invites the public to embark on a cosmic adventure.
The artists share their imaginations of space beyond the borders of our planet. They unveil visions that are critical, innovative or dreamlike, questioning the possibilities of space exploration, the future of which is still taking shape.
The exhibition offers a range of reflections that give us all the opportunity to dream and redefine the limits of our own cosmos.
The exhibition features works by 17 artists: Basserode, Véronique Béland, Berdaguer & Péjus, Sylvie Bonnot, Paolo Codeluppi, Raphaël Dallaporta, Dédé, Clément Fourment, Juliette Green, Etienne Hajdu, Eduardo Kac, Yann Leroux (guest artist), Gaspard Maîtrepierre, Bruno Petremann, Romain Sein, Kristina Solomoukha, Erwan Venn.
At the heart of the exhibition, cultural and outreach activities will be run by students from the Master's degree in Management, Documentation and Outreach at Toulouse - Jean Jaurès University. At all times during the exhibition, female mediators will be on hand to guide visitors and answer questions.
To keep up to date with the exhibition and the programme*Master's degree in Stage Management, Documentation and Mediation
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This pedagogical project is part of the Master's programme in Stage Management, Documentation and Mediation at Toulouse - Jean Jaurès University, for which fifteen students from the year worked together, from conception to production, with the support of various professionals from the art world, including Tatiana Rybaltchenko, curator at Les Abattoirs, Jérôme Carrié, exhibition curator at CIAM, and Caroline Pi and Aloïse Winocq, stage managers at Collectif Cartel.
The students: Benoît Birckel, Julie Collart, Crystale Courant, Lola Fabre, Eulalie Kasprzyk-Catania, Emma Lanfredi, Marie Le Viquel, Chieri Maeda, Marie Moulinier, Méline Mourey, Elisa Poissonnet, Syuzna Poulichet, Camille Tabar, Amélie Vidal, Vanessa Zami.
This project takes its starting point in the productions of artists in residence, produced thanks to the artistic programme of the Cnes Space Observatory.
