Vernissage launch party in the presence of the artists Thursday 20th March from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Come meet the artists at our exhibition Artist Talk, Saturday 22nd March at 4 p.m.
What we call the “virtual world” is not confined to the digital realm or gaming environments: it also embraces those spiritual, memorial, and imaginary spaces that subtly shape our relationship with reality. Through four artists from diverse backgrounds, this exhibition invites us on a journey where cultural heritage, inner exploration, and contemporary challenges converge.
Senayt Santoro, Drifting Treasures #8 (2024)
Christelle Adjetey creates “inner cartographies” woven from interlacing motifs, investigating the link between the tangible and the intangible.
Eliane Aïsso, inspired by Beninese heritage and the words of Birago Diop—“The dead are not dead”—examines the continuity between the living and the departed, while calling for a “civilisation of the Universe” grounded in openness.
Kemboury Bessane focuses on the ambivalence of the digital sphere: a space that can bring people closer yet also threaten cultural anchors.
Finally, Senayt Santoro takes us to sea with her series The Power of Water, where the hope of a distant horizon meets the harsh realities of migration.
By highlighting the porous boundary between the real and the invisible, Le monde virtuel reminds us that our ever-shifting perceptions can reveal the complexity of an endlessly evolving world.
Christelle Adjetey, Inner World (detail) (2024)
The exhibition will be on view until Saturday, 10 May 2025
All exhibitions and related events are free of charge
Everybody is welcome
Exhibition launch
Photos by Clara Watt
