Titre : The Calanques: a land of science and source of inspiration - Feedback on artist-researcher collaboration 

Auteurs : Shanta Rao, Justine Gadreaud, Guillaume Marchessaux,  

Revue : Art and Science 

Numéro : Issue 3</br> 

Volume : 4 

Date : 2020/06/17 

DOI : 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2020.0539 

ISSN : 2515-8767 

Résumé : During the residency The Calanques, a land of science and source of inspiration, the visual artist Shanta Rao explored the world of jellyfish, whose growing presence on the beaches of the Parc national des Calanques (Marseille region, southern France) raises the question of otherness, of the links between humans and other animal species. A collaborative experiment with marine biology researchers Justine Gadreaud and Guillaume Marchessaux (Aix-Marseille University), the artist&#8217;s research into the biological transformation specific to certain jellyfish has given rise to works at the crossroads of painting and sculpture, as well as photographic and video images that bring together plastic and scientific research devices. Following a first exhibition at the end of the residency at the Fonds Régional d&#8217;Art Contemporain Provence-Alpes-Côte-d&#8217;Azur in Marseille (2018), the initial project continued to develop through the creation of new works and their exhibition, notably at the Edouard Manet institutional gallery (Gennevilliers/FR, 2019), the Joseph Tang gallery (Paris/FR, 2019), the Shimmer art space (Rotterdam/NL, 2019) and the Nest contemporary art centre (The Hague/NL, 2020). 

Éditeur : ISTE OpenScience