Encounter with the artist, May 18

Maison Flottante - 52 Chemin du Halage, Poses
VISIT: May 18, 2 pm to 7 pm
EDITORIAL WORKSHOP: May 18, 2:30 p.m.

On the occasion of the artist’s residency, Lauralie Naumann offers to open the doors of the Maison Flottante, a work designed by the Bouroullec brothers in 2006.
Lauralie Naumann, who graduated from ESADHAR in 2021, lives and works in Rouen. During her residency, she works with other artists. Through their technical mastery and knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes, partnerships with these professionals provide fertile ground for a harmonious dialogue between innovation and tradition. Lauralie Naumann collaborates mainly with Louise Delacroix, carpenter and artist.

In collaboration with Louise Delacroix

Louise Delacroix graduated from Esadhar Rouen’s Master of Art program in 2020. A carpenter and artist, her desire to “do-it-yourself” and her attraction to the art of DIY are reflected in her everyday life and in her plastic forms. Her festive-themed artistic practice is filled with traditional techniques and artisanal gestures. As a carpenter, she chooses to use her skills to help artists realize their projects.

Presentation of the practice

Fascinated by the traditional image we may have of theater and its objects, I have been exploring for some time the notion of personification and metamorphosis of my environment through sculpture, scenography and textile forms to organize and stage narratives in order to create beyond traditional iconic, folkloric or symbolic spheres, spaces organized around clues (through images, voices, performances, readings…) embodying different aspects of my emotional and sensitive milieu. In my work, storytelling through poetry and performances are understood as mechanisms for profusing sensitivity, but also “meaning”. It’s a tool for distancing, but also, paradoxically, a tool for transcribing and translating that which I myself am unable to grasp.
This aspect of my work is achieved through the presence of narratives and the animation of objects, their manipulation by the performers: it’s voice and gesture that give meaning to the forms. Gradually, a theater of digression takes shape, in which the objects manipulate the performers and themselves become characters, carrying a message that can only be understood in action. What is visible is legible, what is mobile is a potential vector of meaning. Performers are “vehicles of conversation” (term employed by Marie De Brugerolle), manipulated by objects. By giving a voice to the inanimate, I question our perception of the living and the non-living, inviting spectators to consider each object as a silent witness to our collective existence.

Between art and craft

Today, I only imagine collaborative projects where time for exchange is very important. In this collaborative dynamic, I like the idea of discovering new possibilities of expression, exploring techniques and materials that I probably wouldn’t have considered on my own. Through their technical mastery and knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes, these partnerships with professionals (most of whom I know are also artists) provide fertile ground for a harmonious dialogue between innovation and tradition. It’s also these moments that can bring to life the performances I’m trying to set up, developed through exchange and encounter.
I like the idea of building a dynamic artistic ecosystem where ideas circulate freely and creativity is nurtured by pooling know-how, helping each other and sharing vernacular techniques. That’s why I mostly work with friends who are technically skilled, but who also have artist status.

A residency in a craft territory

Lauralie Naumann was selected following a national call for applications. The selection jury is composed of : Florise Garac, Deputy for Culture, Ville de Poses, Clémence Plassart, Head of Heritage, Agglomération Seine-Eure, Raphaëlle Jarry, Head of Culture, Département de l’Eure, Marie-Laure Lapeyrère, Director, Maison des arts “Agnès Varda”, Grand Quevilly, and the cneai = team: Mélissande Michelet, Public Relations Officer, Bastien Sbuttoni, Administrator and Ann Stouvenel, Director.

Poses is at the heart of the Seine-Eure region, which for centuries has been a land of exceptional craftsmanship. Today, hundreds of leather workers live and work here, working for some of the world’s leading luxury brands, exporting all over the world and making our country famous. The desire to continue and revitalize this beautiful history was great. That’s why, in this fertile land of Normandy, between Paris and Deauville, the Seine-Eure Agglo is developing a powerful synergy between arts and crafts and luxury goods with the creation of the « La Fabrique des Métiers d’Art » brand.