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‘Nous
ne
disposons
pas
un
objet
dans
le
paysage.
Nous
fabriquons
du
paysage.
Et
là,
il
n'y
a
jamais
de
fin’.
Words
briviste
Jean-Guy
Soumy
puts
in
the
mouth
of
one
of
his
characters
in
his
book
L'œuvre
vive
(2006).
In
his
words
of
thanks
he
refers
to
the
Centre
national
d’art
et
du
paysage
de
Vassivière-en-Limousine
as
an
important
source
of
inspiration.
The
center
is
located
on
a
hill
that
became
an
island
in
1952
when
the
construction
of
a
hydroelectric
dam
created
a
new
lake.
By
the
1980’s
the
island
became
a
pace
where
sculpture
and
nature
met,
in
1983
the
first
exhibition
‘L’ile
aux
pierres’
was
organized,
by
1987
the
institution
was
projected
and
by
1991
an
exhibition
space
by
Aldo
Rossi
and
Xavier
Fabre
was
added.
Scattered
over
the
island
you
find
a
wide
array
of
works,
Jeann
Clareboudt’s
'Passages
Fer'
(1991)
near
the
exhibition
space
caught
our
eye
as
well
as
a
giant
German
helmet
that
formed
Marco
Boggio
Sella’s
'Untitled'
(2003),
Jean
Estaque’s
'Sans
titre'
(1987).
To
appreciate
Yona
Friedman’s
'La
Licorne
de
Vassivière'
(2009)
you
have
to
climb
the
tower,
which
is
a
really
impressive
piece
of
architecture
with
it
conical
shape
and
staircase.
Worth
mentioning
on
the
waters-edge
were
Andy
Goldsworthy’s
'Sans
titre'
(1992)
consisting
of
two
circular
walls,
one
in
the
forest
on
land
the
other
mostly
submerged
in
the
lake,
Jean-Pierre
Uhlen’s
'Steinland'
(1990)
and
Marc
Linder’s
'Sans
titre'
(1983).
The
work
that
most
impressed
us
was
however
a
cast
iron
sculpture
by
Australian
artist
David
Jones,
'Green
place
with
red
ants'
(1988).
At
first
looked
like
a
long
tree
that
fell,
then
became
a
22
meters
long
snake-like
object
supported
by
11
granite
blocks.
By
2021
some
60
sculptures
and
a
temporary
exhibition
'LA
VIE
A
ELLE-MÊME'
can
be
explored.
Visit
to
the
island
is
open
and
free,
the
exhibition
closes
for
lunch
and
has
a
5€
entrance
fee.
We
suggest
skipping
the
exhibition,
though
the
building
is
quite
impressive.
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