THE RESIDENCES

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The Abbaye de Maubuisson offers artistic residencies throughout the year in an exceptional heritage site. These residencies offer French and international artists and craftspeople a privileged creative environment, immersed in the history, architecture and natural surroundings of the abbey. Intended for professionals who are independent in their practice, these residencies enable them to create original works in dialogue with the site. Artists are supported by the Abbey team and have access to a suitable studio located in the former 13th-century dormitory. Three types of residency are available, in a space of freedom and encounter, where the past feeds contemporary inspiration and where each artistic stay becomes a unique and sensitive experience.

  • The creative/dissemination residency

    An artist is invited by the abbey to develop an in situ exhibition in the abbey rooms of the contemporary art centre. The artists invited are established artists. These residencies last approximately six months and take place once a year. The selected artist benefits from support from the abbey’s teams for the production of pieces created especially for the exhibition.

  • The research and creation residency

    The artist is free to develop a research project or create a work of their choice. The artist delves deeper into their research, removing themselves from the pressures of the outside world (with the idea of a kind of retreat to a place of inspiration). Selection is based on the application file. Target artists may include: post-residency artists from the partnership established with Villa Kujoyama (Japan); recent graduates of the École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC) and the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs de Paris (ENSAD); or unsolicited applications.

  • The ‘black box’ residencies

    Located on the first floor of the abbey, the 85m² ‘black box’ is dedicated to In Situ creation. This room is conducive to collaboration between different disciplines (performances, choreographic residencies, etc.) and allows artists to finalise a project or, on the contrary, to experiment with initial ideas.

Artist residencies in 2024

  • Léa de Monsabert – Member of the Landelab collective

    Period: 28 November 2023 to 31 January 2024 Léa builds her practice around text, colours and materials, exploring their resonance through sensitive repertoires. At the crossroads of design and art, she questions the perception of forms and textures, oscillating between observation and interpretation. Partner: ENSAD

  • Balthazar Heisch

    Period: 15 January to 18 February 2024 Balthazar explores the analogies between human, architectural and landscape bodies through action, performance and video. His work invites itself into aquatic, tellurian and corporeal spaces, where he explores physical and symbolic resonances. Partner: ENSAD

  • Lauren Januhowski

    Period: 22 April to 5 August 2024 Lauren creates autobiographical works in which fabrics, prints and craft techniques intertwine to weave visual narratives. Through monotype, screen printing, engraving and sewing, she gives voice to female characters drawn from her own experiences. Partner: ENSAD

  • Joséphine Sens

    Period: 20 May to 30 June 2024 and 14 October to 24 November 2024 Joséphine explores the imagination of death through hybrid forms combining live performance, performance art and scenography. At the Abbaye de Maubuisson, she created anthropozoomorphic masks, figures that pass between worlds, while questioning the sacred, ritual and dreams. Partner: ENSAD

  • Martijn Van Elferen

    Period: 27 May to 22 July 2024 A multidisciplinary artist, Martijn explores dance, sculpture and drawing through works that are often site-specific. Through his work, he questions vernacular traditions, while placing joy at the heart of his approach. Partner: ENSAPC

  • Rachel Lang

    Period: 9 October 2023 to 15 January 2024 Rachel paints scenes photographed in her everyday life, mixing them with scenes from her imagination. She places her paintings in installations where the surrounding structures link the images together. Partner: ENSAPC

  • Pauline Brun

    Period: 16 to 27 September 2024 Choreographer, performer and visual artist, Pauline Brun explores the body through absurdity and self-mockery. Between visual art and choreography, she develops performances, installations and videos that question space and perception. Partner: Villa Kujoyama

  • Anne Collod – Member of the Compagnie… et alters

    Period: 2 to 6 April 2024 Originally a graduate in biology and natural space planning, Anne is now a contemporary dancer and choreographer. With a view to research and creation

  • Cristina Hoffmann

    Period: 30 April to 27 June 2024 Cristina’s work questions our perceptions, memories, interactions and the way we create meaning. For research and creative purposes

  • Sumiko Oé-Gottini

    Period: 13 May to 17 May 2024 Artistic advisor and sensory design researcher specialising in colour, Sumiko came to the abbey as part of a co-curatorship for the exhibition Sentience, listening to the scent of colour, as well as the performance lecture. For research and creative purposes

  • Jade Nijman

    Period: 27 to 28 April 2024 A PhD student in Arts & Languages, Jade conducted a public survey at the abbey using eye tracking. She observed a fluid and intuitive flow between the rooms. Visitors themselves said they found it easy to move from one room to another. For research and creative purposes

  • Antoinette Gomis

    Period: 27 to 30 August, 25 to 30 September and 16 to 20 December 2024. Antoinette is a dancer, choreographer, actress and model, and one of the leading figures on the French street dance scene. Having started out in locking, she has now established her own style and created works that transcend genres and disciplines. For research and creative purposes

  • Cécile Beau

    Period: 9 September to 4 October 2024 Cécile transposes natural and scientific phenomena into poetic and sensory forms, evoking both the depths of the earth and the waves emitted by the stars. She came to the abbey as part of the exhibition En deçà de l’invisible (Beyond the Invisible). For research and creative purposes

  • Leísa Sasso

    Period: 11 to 28 October 2024 Leísa came to the abbey to observe teaching practices. She is Brazilian and works at the Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães as a mediator. For research and creative purposes