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Around The Corner
Zena Van den Block
35 Rue Souverain Pont
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VMC gargouilles
Thomas Sindicas
31b Rue de la Cathédrale
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Kodomo No Kuni
Mey Semtati
18 Rue de l'Etuve
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The Faces Collection
Anna Safiatou Touré
16 Rue du Palais
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QuickSnap
Camille Poitevin
40 Rue Hors-Château
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P.O.F
Ronan Marret
75 Rue Hors-Château
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Belles récompenses
Mathilde Manka
159 Féronstrée
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Quatre Mains / Zonder Handen
Stephanie Lamoline
107 Féronstrée
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Anatomie du vivant / Life
Sophie Keraudren-Hartenberger
98 Rue de la Cathédrale
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À mon seul désir
Gral
32 Rue de la Cathédrale
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Rain Bow
Guillaume Gouerou
4 Rue de la Cathédrale
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Knock me !
Garage de Recherches Graphiques
85 Rue de la Cathédrale
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Double Bind
Jane Denizeau & Pauline Flajolet
1 Féronstrée
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Pie in the sky
Justine Corrijn
20 Rue de la Sirène
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Parking Cathédrale
Elias Cafmeyer
31a Rue de la Cathédrale
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Dés-Affectations
Elie Bolard
84 Féronstrée
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Kader / Cadre
Doris Boerman
29 Rue de l'Université
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Fatigue
Camille Bleker & Luna Pittau
3 Place des Déportés
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Si tu me vois
Aurélie Belair
56 Rue Saint-Gilles
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Terres battantes
Camille Barbet
100 Rue de la Cathédrale
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The end–promise on packaging
Pharaz Azimi
23 Rue Saint-Michel
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J’ai déclaré ma flamme
Artik
25 Rue Saint Paul
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my belongings
Celine Aernoudt
5 Rue Chéravoie
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CODE LÉON (cola, citron)
#8
Camille Bleu-Valentin
Open call
17844 Rue Saint-Gilles
CODE LÉON (cola, citron) is a stage in the materialization of the artist’s research around the French war heritage and more precisely the colonial heritage and French wars of independence.
Unintendedly heiress of these historical facts and the movements of art history that accompanied them, more precisely orientalism, Camille Bleu-Valentin tracks, through the construction of an interactive library, the influences of oriental culture on western culture, observes its absorption and participates in the creation of a common culture.
This installation invites us to celebrate a multi-cultural, rich and complex society that gets decoded by analyzing itself:
“cola, citron” refers to the flavors of the shisha perfume “Code Léon”. The shisha is a festive item that is conducive to sharing.
The word “code” corresponds to the QR-codes that are silkscreen-printed on the tiles. A real scannable library, each tile features several references: from photos of kebabs to art history theses. The traditional motif has turned into a digital motif.
“Léon” is a reference to the 19th century orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme. This controversial French painter is known for his paintings depicting fantasized Turkish bath scenes.
The different elements of the installation are functional, designed to be made available to the public to create a “relational aesthetic” and produce human relationships.