Phototropia exhibition, part 2

After "Phototropia", which contrasted contemporary artworks with plates from the Faculty of Pharmacy's Droguier,"Phototropia - Synesthesias # 2" looks at the transformative process of creation. An exhibition presented until February 1, 2019 at the Maison de Heidelberg . Don't miss a multi-sensory presentation of the works on show on January 22.

In "Phototropia", works by 9 German and Austrian artists - Joseph Beuys, Lars Breuer, Emmanuelle Castellan, Antje Engelmann, Hanako Geierhos, Nadia Lichtig, Anke Lohrer, Karin Pliem and Giovanna Sarti - were presented folded and stacked in display cases. In "Phototropia - Synesthesias #2", they transform themselves and take over the Maison de Heidelberg in the form of performance, video, sculpture, painting and photography. In the process, they question the relationship between nature and culture, and the intrinsic power of plants to change.

Three highlights areorganized around the exhibition:

=> A lecture by Thierry Lavabre-Bertrand on the Jardin des plantes de Montpellier and its medicinal plants, January 17 at 6:30 pm at the Maison de Heidelberg.

=> A multisensory presentation of the works, January 22 at 6:30pm at the Maison de Heidelberg
An olfactory and aromatic transposition of the works. Sight, touch and taste will be mobilized for a unique sensory and artistic adventure.
This presentation is the result of work carried out by students enrolled in the "sciences and culture" teaching units offered by the Faculty of Science at the University of Montpellier:
- students in the "Perfumes, aromas and cosmetics" degree program at the Faculty of Science
- students in their 2nd year at the Montpellier School of Fine Arts (ESBAMA)
- students from the Lycée Hôtelier Georges Frêche
Gathered around this cross-disciplinary project, they created fragrances and aromas dedicated to the works of "Phototropia".

=> A lecture by Michael Wink from the University of Heidelberg on the action of medicinal plants, January 29 at 6.30pm in the Anatomy Amphitheatre (historic building of the Faculty of Medicine, 2 rue de l'Ecole de médecine).