19 et 20 septembre

Septembre 2026

Samedi 19
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 18:00
Dimanche 20
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 18:00

Château du Grand Launay

Le Grand Launay 37360 Semblançay

Indre-et-Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

Exhibition "L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE" by Meriem Bouderbala - Former Chapel of the Château du Grand Launay - Visit to the gar

Name: Exposition « L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE » de Meriem Bouderbala - Ancienne Chapelle du Château du Grand Launay - Visite des jardins.
Start: 2026-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château du Grand Launay

Jean-Marc Decrop hosts a new exhibition dedicated to the committed work of the Franco-Tunisian artist Meriem Bouderbala, in the chapel of the Château du Grand Launay.

19 et 20 septembre

©Jean-Marc Decrop

Jean-Marc Decrop hosts a new exhibition dedicated to the committed work of the Franco-Tunisian artist Meriem Bouderbala, in the chapel of the Château du Grand Launay.
The Franco-Tunisian artist Meriem Bouderbala lives in Tunis. From a French mother, she acquired French nationality and the decoration of Officer of Arts and Letters during her stays in France.
The installation presented here, "L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE" tells in 7 panels the story of a woman who migrates to leave for Europe and falls into an abyss. She transmutes during this journey into a mermaid, a skeleton, a hippocampus, a hybrid animal, a chimera...
There is a claimed parallel between this crossing of migrants to Lampedusa and the history of the slave trade. The arrangement of slaves in the holds of ships of the slave trade is compared with the crowding of migrants in today’s inflatable boats.
The material used as a matrix is made of traditional mortuary mats woven by craftsmen, which are used in Africa to transport the dead to their final resting place. The artist sees them as vehicles, evoking a passage by boat or canoe. These mats are covered with embroidery and poor materials - pieces of fishing nets, waste found in nature, pieces of metal and plastic cut with a soldering iron...
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Septembre 2026

Samedi 19
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 18:00
Dimanche 20
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 18:00

Informations additionnelles

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Diwar-benn al lec'h

Château du Grand Launay

Le Grand Launay 37360 Semblançay

Indre-et-Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

Nestled in a historic estate in Semblançay, the Grand Launay Sculpture Park is a unique artistic space, open to all audiences, by appointment.
At the origin of this project, Jean-Marc Decrop, collector and expert in contemporary art, is recognized for his pioneering commitment to Chinese contemporary art. Since the 1990s, he has contributed to making many major artists of the Asian scene known internationally.

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Architecture contemporaine remarquable & Espace naturel, parc, jardin

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Septembre 2026

Ausstellung "Die Odyssee der Migranten - BOZA und ORDALIE" von Meriem Bouderbala - Alte Kapelle des Château du Grand Launay - Besichtigung d

Exhibition "L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE" by Meriem Bouderbala - Former Chapel of the Château du Grand Launay - Visit to the gar

Mostra "L'odissea dei migranti - BOZA e ORDALIE" di Meriem Bouderbala - Antica cappella del castello del Grand Launay - Visita ai giardini.

Exposition « L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE » de Meriem Bouderbala - Ancienne Chapelle du Château du Grand Launay - Visite des jardins.

Exposición "L'odyssée des migrants - BOZA et ORDALIE" de Meriem Bouderbala - Antigua capilla del castillo del Grand Launay - Visita a los ja

Septembre 2026