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The Ingres Bourdelle museum hosts installations by contemporary ar- tists every year.
After Anne and Patrick Poirier in 2023, it is the turn of Jean-Michel Otho- niel to take over the premises with a unique exhibition.
His work takes place in the guard room of the bloodthirsty Black Prince, nickname of Edward of Woodstock, English knight son of King Edward III who fought in France and marked the history of the Hundred Years’ War.
Located in the basement of the museum, this medieval room dating from 1369 remains one of the only vestiges of a defensive work left unfinished by the English conquerors.
The artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, whose work has always aimed to re-enchant the world, here took up the challenge of creating light above the shadows. He thus celebrates the ruins of the past and tears them from the darkness of time to revive them in a vibrant message of hope.