Raphaël Colas et Julien Delaitre

Retour de pêche
Living Space: Maritime Refuge
The time fishing nets spend underwater varies with the seasons. Deployed at high speed, 4 to 6 knots, they are hauled in more slowly. The fishermen sort the catch, ensuring quality, and release the youngest fish to conserve stocks.

What begins as a ‘miraculous’ catch takes an unfortunate turn. At the bottom of their nets, the fishermen find all kinds of things that have no place in the Mediterranean: plastic, metal, aluminium.

What was unfortunate becomes a source of creation. Gradually, using the waste extracted from the nets, our fishermen have built a maritime refuge to refresh themselves and rest: the ceiling is made of diamond-mesh nylon; the access steps to the refuge are made of sheet metal, as is the terrace; the seating is fashioned from driftwood; the tables, made for gathering, feature panels of woven stretched plastic.

The refuge we propose is not a secluded shelter but an open, inclusive space, where Design Parade visitors can participate by adding what they find on the beach or in the sea. Ropes, buoys and dried plants invite us on an imaginary journey and toward an awareness that we are part of nature, living in symbiosis with it, and that the imprint humanity leaves upon it matters.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
PIERRE FREY
ALLIANCE DU LIN ET DU CHANVRE EUROPÉENS
LA MINE DE FER
TRONC DE BOULEAU
MENUISERIE THIMEROISE
GALERIE INCUTRÀ
ARTISTES INVITÉS
INVITED ARTISTS
AUDREY LANGLET
KATIA SOUSSAN
EINGANG STUDIO
ELODIE GUICHAOUA
ODU
FRANCK ARNAUD
MILA HALIZOVA
OLFACT STUDIO
NEOLITHIQUE