Comment raconter la mer ?

A selection of works from the Frac Bretagne and Fonds départemental d’art contemporain d’Ille-et-Vilaine collections

Does talking about the sea when you live on the coast produce the same message as when you’re there temporarily on vacation?
Do vacations by the sea, with my brother, my sister, my mother, have the same flavor as a daily life lived on the coast?
This is the question raised by the theme of this exhibition, like a challenge to the works.
Through a multi-faceted selection of sculptures and installations, drawings, paintings, films and photographs, works from the collections of the Frac Bretagne and the Fonds départemental d’art contemporain d’Ille-et-Vilaine, invite us to reflect on how we write the story of our lives.
From gentle sunsets under Sugar and Cream to introspective moments of meditation on the course of things, from mad surfing sessions to long, leisurely strolls along the “chemin des douaniers”, life by the sea is a mix of unforgettable memories and simple moments of bliss.
From the top of an observatory or low on the sand, the story is there, accessible to everyone, within reach of experience, ready to emerge from our simplest and wildest feelings.

Get out your pens and smartphones! Start writing postcards and other text messages, and let your inspiration flow from your visit to this travel exhibition.

Works by Gilles Aillaud, Yuna Amand, Isabelle Arthuis, Virginie Barré, Muriel Bordier, Jean Degottex, Marcel Dinahet, Jacques Faujour, Edgar Flauw, Julie Giraud, Michel Gouéry, Elodie Guignard, Jean-Philippe Lemée, Gwenn Mérel, Olivier Mourgue, Eric Tabuchi / Nelly Monnier, Charlotte Vitaioli,

February 8 to March 30, 2025

Free exhibition

La Maison Prébendale, Saint-Pol-de-Léon (29)

Image: Marcel Dinahet, Sur la plage de Dinard, 2000, Fonds départemental d’art contemporain d’Ille-et-Vilaine © Marcel Dinahet. Video capture (détail). Courtesy de l’artiste