In the biological world, molecules such as cells and living beings happily play with each other. Supported by each other, they innovate, interact and transform the planet. Nested genes, microbial scaffolding, partnerships between organisms, evolution has always been a matter of interlocking networks. Could interference between microorganisms and our own biology explain the phenomenon of ageing?  We will approach this question from an interspecific angle, with the prospect of possible biotechnological hybridisations.     
 
 

Barbana Bojadzi (Dominique Figarella studio) is the winner of the 4th edition of the Sisley - Beaux-Arts de Paris Prize for Young Creation, a new prize aimed at supporting young contemporary creation and the place of women in art and society.
 
Barbana Bojadzi will receive a €5,000 prize and an exhibition at Sisley's headquarters at 3 avenue de Friedland in Paris in the autumn of 2023.
 

La Villette invites young artists to take over the Grande Halle and the park for the 5th edition of the 100% festival. In collaboration with internationally renowned French schools, 100% L'EXPO presents a selection of recently graduated talents. Whether in the plastic and digital arts, cinema, design, fashion design or photography, the exhibition offers a wide range of practices and aims to shed light on the challenges of early careers. The weekends will be the occasion for meetings, performances, workshops and screenings.

 

Born in 1991, Jeanne Vicerial lives and works in Paris. Since her adolescence, she has turned to clothing design. After studying costume design and obtaining a Master's degree in Clothing Design at the École des Arts Décoratifs de Paris in 2015, she embarked on a research project that took the form of a doctoral thesis SACRe (Sciences, Arts, Creation, Research), which she defended in 2019.