An exhibition following the residency at the Cité des arts of Reunion island in partnership with la semeuse.

This open studio invites visitors into a space of reflection and resonance, where fragments of the vegetal world meet the subtle rhythms of the urban landscape.

Travelling Plants is a transdisciplinary project curated by Lina Vincent and led by the Goethe Institut Chennai, in collaboration with the Alliance Française of Madras and the Institut Français de Pondichéry (IFP).

The exhibition results from a multi-phase project led by the Goethe Institut, Chennai, in collaboration with Alliance Francaise of Madras and the Institut Francais de Pondicherry (IFP)

#TravellingPlants, a groundbreaking showcase where nature, science and art converge in unexpected ways. This unique exhibition, featuring international and local artists, offers a fresh and captivating perspective on the natural world, curated by Lina Vincent

And it's in a new Indian city that the Travelling plant exhibition will continue, at the Indian Museum. Coming soon.

​This innovative showcase of art and nature will traverse six venues across India and Sri Lanka throughout 2024 and 2025.

The trio decided to unveil the hidden gem through an art-based residency programme. Blandine enthusiastically supported the idea of introducing artist o IFP researchers, leading to the appointment of Lina Vincent as curator.

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Travelling Plant is a transdisciplinary project curated by Lina Vincent and led by the Goethe-Institut, the Alliance Française of Chennai, and the Institut Français de Pondichéry. It brings together five artists for a one-month residency, fostering exchange across art, ecology, and cultural memory.

The Cité internationale des arts has invited the Fondation H, a Madagascan contemporary art foundation based at the Cité, to curate this evening of Open Studios. The public is invited to go through the doors of eight artists' studios and discover artistic practices that respond to the themes developed in the exhibition Tàn xó [Memory in prose] by Sènami Donoumassou, currently on show at Fondation H and a former resident at the Cité internationale des arts.

In Pune, the exhibition will be presented at and in collaboration with the Rupa Rahul Bajaj Centre for Environment & Art (RRBCEA) Pune.

The exhibition results from a multi-phase project led by the Goethe Institut, Chennai, in collaboration with Alliance Francaise of Madras and the Institut Francais de Pondicherry (IFP)

ONDES is a residency programme created in 2020 for artists living in the French Overseas Departments and Territories who wish to develop a research and creative project in all disciplines in Paris for three months (from September to November 2024).

@goetheinstitut_chennai, Alliance Française of Madras @afmadras and the French Institute of Pondicherry @ifp.india are thrilled to welcome you the INAUGURATION of our exhibition Travelling Plants.

Curated by Lina Vincent @objectspeak, Travelling Plants showcases the works of our five local and international artists for the first time, the culmination of a four week residency, in which the artists delved deeply into the fascinating world of plants, guided by the botanists, researchers and experts at IFP.

Expect a engaging evening where art, nature, culture and creativity meld together! Meet the curator, sip on refreshing drinks created from extracts by @berengereberieau, savour experimental plant-based cooking by @vizhamedai, and get adorned with intricate Arabic mehendi by Vimala. Plus professional make-up artists from @kryolandofficial will showcase transformative power of plants and makeup through floral facepainting, followed by portrait photography by Jinkle.

We’ll also unveil the community project by Chennai’s own @artistparvathinayar, an installation bringing together contributions of photographs by you of plants from your local surroundings. Submit yours now!

See you there at the launch: 6PM to 9PM on 14th June, 2024 at Alliance Française of Madras.

This exhibition will tell you a lot more about plants than you thought you knew

The Alliance Française of Madras is hosting the Travelling Plants exhibition, a trans-disciplinary project that intersects Nature with art and history