In a spirit of sharing and artistic dialogue, the CIAC in Carros invited Eva Vautier, director of the eponymous gallery, to collaborate on a new exhibition: «…
In a spirit of sharing and artistic dialogue, the CIAC in Carros invited Eva Vautier, director of the eponymous gallery, to collaborate on a new exhibition: « Sous nos pas les rivières ». It places in dialogue the works of artists from the CIAC collection and those of artists represented or invited by the Galerie Eva Vautier. This initiative naturally takes root in the territory of Carros, gateway to the Parc naturel régional des Préalpes d’Azur, a protected reservoir of biodiversity, where, as everywhere else in the world, the interrelations between humans and their environment are more than ever under scrutiny. As the third United Nations Ocean Conference is being prepared, the works shown, arising from poetic, radical and often committed approaches, bear witness to the stakes of “taking care” of nature and of the living, and open many avenues of reflection on art and on our personal and collective commitment in today’s world, toward a liveable world for tomorrow. Between sky and earth lies water Eva Vautier, co-curator of the exhibition Situated at the summit of the medieval village of Carros, the 12th-century château housing the CIAC overlooks the Var valley. Reached by cobbled lanes lined with preserved landscapes, this unique site invites visitors into a contemplative walk. The path to the exhibition becomes an immersive experience: the view of the river and the effort of climbing this height strengthen our vital bond with the living. Water is far more than a simple natural element: it is essential to every form of life and to the durability of ecological systems. Its preservation is crucial for the future of our planet. The ocean, nicknamed “the lungs of the planet”, produces much of the oxygen we breathe thanks to plankton, and regulates the climate, its currents contributing to the balance of the Earth. The works — paintings, sculptures, photographs, sound installations and performances — question our relationship to water, a symbol of incessant regeneration. The artists express this vitality through creations in which it becomes the symbol of a relentless quest for biodiversity. Water ecosystems, still little known, become a material for the artists, sometimes drawing on science, sometimes exploring their history. All of them work on the world and its transformations. The exhibition spreads across the three floors of the château, each level offering a different space for reflection. On the ground floor, in an intimate and introspective atmosphere, the visitor is invited to reconnect with an archaic bond to the earth through installations evoking caves where the song of bats resounds, discreet inhabitants of these places essential to the underground balance. At this level, a work crossing the staircase, representing the flow of water, is visible on each floor from different angles, playing with light and movement. On the first floor, water, bearer of life, suggests vegetation and flowering in a veritable earthly Garden of Eden that…
