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France Alumni artists' vernissage

25 janvier 2023 Culture

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On Wednesday 11 January, a vernissage for artists of the France Alumni network was held in the hall of Campus France Agency. The temporary exhibition presented the work of talented alumni: Jeaninne Santos, Brazilian artist and illustrator, Christopher Babet Mauritian contemporary artist and Charles Fernand Soares Brazilian sculptor artists. They exhibited and presented their work to alumni and scholarship holders.

The France Alumni vernissage was an opportunity to showcase alumni with talent in arts. About a hundred alumni and scholarship holders met to discover 10 art pieces, talk with their creator and join a friendly cocktail to savour a galette des rois.

Jeaninne Santos, illustrator

Born in Brasilia, Jeannine lives, works and studies in Paris, in a Master 2 fine arts - Ecology of arts and medias at the University of Paris 8.

Pieces exhibited by Jeannine:

- Main III: inspired by ex voto objects and Japanese architecture, she created imaginary cities with her own hands.

- Le livre du corps 2: this 2.08 m high and 0.84 m wide drawing was made with her body silhouette and filled with imaginary architectures inspired by her dreams and drawn in Indian ink.

- La chapelle des promesses: Objects were made with a mould of her left hand or from bought objects. The result is an accumulation of a dozen objects decorated with fine architectural patterns.

Christopher Babet, contemporary artist

Christopher Babet, a.k.a. Kreyolomounn, is a Mauritian teacher and artist who lives in Paris. He was granted an excellence scholarship by the French government to study in a Licence course in Fine Arts and Science of Arts, and a Master course in Art of image and the living at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, then a doctorate in “Esthetics, Sciences and Technology of Arts” at the University of Paris 8.

Pieces exhibited by Christopher:

- Traces archéologiques Séga: this piece results from a performance made at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2015. The audience could see the Man of Colour strip of his city clothes and make footprints inspired by the rythm of Sega dance.

- La palette “Graine de paradis”: this palette was used to make pieces the artist entitled “Graine de Paradis” (Seeds of Paradise).

- Trace archéologiques racines: for this piece made in Port-au-Prince in Haiti, the audience was invited to dance on the paint and gradually add paint drops.

Charles Fernand Soares

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Charles moved to Paris in 2004 to study arts and improve his sculpting skills. He studied in the École d’Arts Plastiques Claude Poli, in Champigny, then learnt concepts and techniques to join the École des Beaux-Arts de Versailles, where he passed a Sculpture degree in 2012. After a Licence degree in Fine Arts and a Master’s degree in medias, Design and Contemporary Arts, he is currently studying in a Master 2 course at the University of Paris 8.

In Rio de Janeiro, his home city, Nandin Soares seeks inspiration to create his pieces: in the beauty of beaches, in the colours and energy of the unrivalled carnival, in the sinuous curves of Brazilian women and in the paths of his own life.

To complete the exhibition, alumni and scholarship holders had the opportunity to discover the history of the traditional “galette des rois” and try a bite of it! Often decorated, like an art piece, this iconic dish consumed in early January was presented and put under the spotlights during the evening.