“Vitriol, in its simplest definition, refers to crystallized metallic sulfates. When these crystals are dissolved in water, they form highly concentrated acidic solutions. The title of the exhibition echoes sulfuric acid, once known as ‘fuming vitriol.’
In this exhibition, I am interested in a gentler, more tender kind of vitriol—one that corrodes materials more slowly: time itself. Like vitriol, which erodes, transforms, and purifies, time in its slowness devours and alters everything it touches. Yet this corrosion is not merely decay—it is a metamorphosis into something purer, more essential.”
In this exhibition, I am interested in a gentler, more tender kind of vitriol—one that corrodes materials more slowly: time itself. Like vitriol, which erodes, transforms, and purifies, time in its slowness devours and alters everything it touches. Yet this corrosion is not merely decay—it is a metamorphosis into something purer, more essential.”
Since 2007, every two years, the Galeries Nomades program, supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, has offered artists from the region’s five art schools (Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble/Valence, Lyon, and Saint-Étienne) guidance in the production of their works and the organization of their first solo exhibition, in partnership with creative and cultural venues across the region.
In 2025, Galeries Nomades will unfold across the Savoie Mont Blanc territory, at the Maison forte de Hautetour in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and at CURIOX, the art and meeting center in Ugine—both members of the Réseau Altitudes, a network dedicated to contemporary art in alpine settings.
In 2025, Galeries Nomades will unfold across the Savoie Mont Blanc territory, at the Maison forte de Hautetour in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and at CURIOX, the art and meeting center in Ugine—both members of the Réseau Altitudes, a network dedicated to contemporary art in alpine settings.
