An installation exhibited as part of the Arte Botanica Exhibition.

Fifteen artists explore the relationship between Art and Nature in the majestic spaces of the Château and its grounds. Their works interact with their surroundings, transforming them, presenting new visions of the world.

The varied approaches of these artists play with the surroundings, transforming them and, in doing so, invite us into their singular and poetic universes. Photography, installation, video, digital art, paper design, olfactory design, sculpture… The works resonate with the gardens, surrounding landscape and the architecture of the Château.

Banquet makes reference to medieval banquets and the physical sensation of participating in a feast. Playing with the fantasy of the banquet through flowers, the artwork looks at the extreme sensual experience of sitting in a banqueting hall consumed by nature. Rebecca has been inspired by the original architecture and intention for the space designed by Catherine de Troguindy in the 15th century. The feminine touches to this Chateau combined with its beautiful gardens has inspired an artwork that will take the viewer back to the past whilst projecting them into a contemporary, fantastical and sensational space. Using a collection of flora, home grown on French soil in Normandy, Rebecca collected materials as close to the medieval flora as possible.

Images © Julien Mota, Richard Todd, Vincent Follézou & Sébastien Armengo.