Thursday 7 May, 17:30

Benoît Billotte – Opening (Artist Residency)

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Benoît Billotte presents new work developed during his artist residency, offering a nuanced examination of materiality and spatial relationships. The presentation brings together object-based pieces and installations that reflect an interest in process, layering and the traces of making. Through a restrained visual language, Billotte investigates how materials accumulate meaning over time, inviting contemplation of form, surface and the dialogue between object and context.

Presentation of the artist’s work at 6:30 PM

Avenue du Petit-Lancy,
37
Photo Credit: DR
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Photo Credit: DR

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