I am very happy to participate in the programme of the festivities of Shikano with an atypical artistic proposal.

The residency will take place at the same time as the festival and I wish to propose an evolving and perhaps participative exhibition. The workshop and the gallery will merge where creation will take place in situ.

During my first visit to Japan, I came to Tottori where I obviously discovered the dune and its curves sculpted by the wind and the waves. Multiple natural and rhythmic graphics appear every day in the sand where signs prohibit drawing on the dune. But are our footprints not the writing of our bodies? This residency will be an opportunity to question our trajectories and the impermanence of things.

I would like to work on calligraphy through asemic writing. First, I wish to create a series of "rollerskate Shodo" inspired by Japanese drawing techniques.

Then a video of my performative practice in public space will be proposed to bring a reflection about the impact of humans on their environment.

In a quest/loss of meaning, there will be shells collected and scattered, like the one dug up by the walking man in Jiro Taniguchi's manga.

Upon my arrival, the visit to the local traditional washi paper factory may give me material to work with. With black sumi ink, an evolving work will be created.

Finally, an installation made with sand may also be put in place to evoke the passage of time.

This residence-exhibition might be full of surprises.

Let's see what happens!