Pratiques I-V
Everyday cultural practices, both amateur and professional, form the essential—and often invisible—counterpoint to the finely honed production of works of art. The daily rehearsal of dancers, the meeting of an amateur theatre group or the readings of a book are repetitive activities that transform and elevate the fabric of everyday existence and create an environment where artistic production becomes possible. The Pôle Culturel Camille Claudel is the new home of cultural practices for the community of Sorgues. The town built this major new cultural facility (designed by the architects Deshoulieres and Jeanneau, ably represented on site by Alexandre Capiaumont) to embrace a wide spectrum of activities: dance, music, reading, writing, visual arts and theatre (as well as artisanal activities to be accommodated by the socio-educative workshops). These repetitive, explorative activities make a place that is more about practice than production: a place where the process is as important as the result.
We were awarded the 1% commission in 2009 to create a series of digital artworks, integrated into the architecture and relating to the activities of the building. We proposed to make the works with local people, based on a series of workshops and photo shoots.
During the winter and spring of 2009-2010, with much help from Olivier Orsoni, Véronique Bruand and Francis Grand, we elaborated a series of workshops with a range of people from Sorgues, from school children to pensioners. With the encouragement of Jacqueline Blanc from the Ministry of Culture and the Mayor of Sorgues, Senator Alain Milon, we eventually elaborated two video installations to complement the three photographic works on glass.
