In september 2012, two young film directors came to Atelier Chroma in order to jointly

                        participate in a cinema marathon organised for the first edition of a film festival that takes

                        place in a village of its territory. French film maker Bertrand Tavernier was the president of the Jury. He chose a sentence from one its movies (Capitaine Conan) that had to be used as a starting point for a 5 minutes short in a single sequence shot.

                


PACARE

Réalisation Marie Goubet, Vincent Froget, Bastien Joussaume

© 2012













  www.actes-en-drome.fr


                            Marseille Off - Les actes en silence - One night performance at the pool of Frais Vallon,

                        27 avril 2013


                        Working group of the civil society dialogue platform & Laurence Cuny

                        Lawyer-linguist, coordinates research on artistic freedom for ATELIER CHROMA

                        In partnership with Access to Culture Brussels.


Transmission - Distortion

In one place the artists confronted to the artwork, with it, the material, the words.

In another, the institutions who say what art is, that define aesthetics, freedom, morality. Courts and judges, diplomats and experts, lawyers. Which language is spoken? During the night, two parallel paths will be followed : from the words of the artists to the institutions and back to explore distortions. A first comparison of these two languages and a quest of meeting points. Next deadline: 3 June in Geneva for the presentation of Farida Shaheed, UN expert on cultural rights’s report.

                            SEMAINE DU SON 2014 :                   

                           8 and 9 february


Week of sound : a week devoted to the many issues related to the                     sound, from acoustics to health, from musical expression to radio documentaries.



L’atelier chroma  presented the sound installation APTIUM by LYNN POOK .



APTIUM:



This sound installation brings about a perception of sound different from what is generally experienced. The participient is requested to lie in a hammock, wired in such a way as to make sounds resonate throughout his or  her entire body. Fourteen loudspeakers are positioned in the hammock, touching different parts of the extended body. Music composed with Julien Clauss.

Aptium was first realized for the Kryptonale Festival in Berlin.


Duration: 30 minutes for 1 person




Interview of Lynn Pook (French) 6 February Radio St Férreol:

                               As part of the «Résonnance programme» of the 12th Biennale d’Art Contemporain  de

                           Lyon, an exhibiton was curated by Atelier Chroune from 8 to 28 november 2013:




Exhibition by Benoît Carpentier (visual artist), Pascale Gille (performer), Bastien Joussaume (visual artist) and Michel Pagnoux (painter) in relation with the work of poet  André du Bouchet, who spend the end of his live in the neighbouring hills. An original video of André du Bouchet reading his poetry was screened.



OPENING 8 NOVEMBER FROM 16H

RESONANCE EVENING ( VIDEO AND PERFORMANCE) 28 NOVEMBER AT 19H


ATELIER CHROMA


Atelier Chroma is an art studio, a research laboratory and a meeting place to share contemporary artistic practices. It is open to the public for exhibitions and cultural events.

It is located in Saoû Village, in the Drôme region, South east of France. It favors geographical proximity and aims at linking the local territory with the national and international levels in particular through a programme of residencies for artists in danger.

It fits into the history of this valley, way of exile of the Huguenots to Switzerland and Germany, during the religious wars, and the land of the so-called Justes, who organised the hiding of those persectuted during World War II, illustrated by a documentary of reknown film director Agnès Varda.

La Lisière, art residency and research center on artistic freedom, strives to create links betweens artists questionning artistic freedom and artists in danger in search of a safe haven through a human rights based approach. A family setting, a legal follow up and a cultural programming are the elements of this work with local, national and international dimension.

Atelier Chroma now has a place in the local culture as a hub for exchanges. It links and collaborates with other artistic structures or individuals. It has launched and coordinated the publication of ITINERAIRE-ART DRÔME, an itinerary between 10 active art spaces.  In parallel it has worked on artistic freedom at international level. Bastien Joussaume, visual artist, coordinates artistic activities. Laurence Cuny, human rights lawyer, develops the research component.



                          ➤    Semaine du son (The week of sound):

                                  20 au 27 janvier 2013



As part of the 10th edition of Semaine du Son, a national event that takes places yearly in 50 French cities as well as Brussels and Geneva and that explores all dimensions of our sound environment, Atelier Chroma Atelier partnered with the regional library, cinema and radio by organising an event to listen collectively to two two documentaries. The producers were there to explain their work.

The programme consisted of an original piece as well as the staging of a documentary made for Arte Radio. Both were linked to Saoû Forest, a natural classified site to respond to the geographic criteria set for our work.



Forêt(s)

De Laurence Cuny et Bastien Joussaume

© 2012

















Zone Blanche

De Caroline Fontana

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SAOU

Goûter sonore à l’Atelier Chroma


‘ Il y a quelques mois, quartier Legat, au bord de la départementale entre Saoû et Bourdeaux, se préparait un nouveau lieu atypique, discrètement mentionné « Atelier Chroma » sur la façade du bâtiment, une ancienne bergerie restaurée pour cette nouvelle destinée. Il avait été ouvert au public en octobre dernier lors de la manifestation régionale « Les artistes plasticiens vous ouvrent les portes de leur atelier ». En effet, l’atelier Chroma abrite l’atelier de Bastien Joussaume, artiste plasticien, dont les installations infiniment délicates et  raffinées étonnent et émerveillent, suggérant un subtil dialogue entre abstraction géométrique et nature.

Bastien Joussaume souhaite que ce lieu soit ouvert à d’autres manifestations. Ainsi, le dimanche 27 janvier 2013, de 16h à 19h, Les Ateliers du Mot et Laurence Cuny y proposeront un « Goûter sonore »,  des écoutes collectives de documentaires sonores, dans le cadre de la 10ème semaine du Son. Au programme, deux écoutes en lien avec la forêt de Saoû.

« Forêt(s) » est une évocation du passé de la forêt et des personnes qui y ont vécu. Il s'agit d'une petite œuvre multimédia de forme courte, une trace sonore avec des images de Bastien Joussaume.

« Zone blanche » est un documentaire sonore sur les personnes électro sensibles en partie enregistré dans la Forêt de Saoû, une zone presque blanche. Il a été réalisé par l'auteure de documentaires Caroline Fontana qui vit dans le Diois et collabore avec Arte Radio.

Du 22 au 27 janvier, les ateliers du Mot, Radio Saint Ferréol, la médiathèque de la Vallée de la Drôme et le cinéma Eden de Crest se sont associés pour proposer une semaine thématique et diverses animations autour de la recherche acoustique, la qualité de l’environnement sonore et la santé auditive.’


Christiane Sigel, journaliste au Crestois.

                 On the week end of 13-14th october 2012, Atelier Chroma made its opening during the ‘Rendez-vous 

                 à l’atelier ’ organised by the regional artist’s house MAPRA based in Lyon. It was a great opportunity            

                 to share our approach and become known as a cultural place in Drôme.


‘ Sur la route de Bourdeaux, l’atelier Chroma est un lieu récent et rare. Bastien Joussaume pratique peinture, scultpure, gravure, photo, vidéo sur support bois, papier, carton. Camaieu de gris dans ses photos énigmatiques et envoûtantes présentées en proposition modulable avec d’autres éléments comme un objet ou un miroir. Badigeon à la chaux sur panneaux de bois avec ajout de jus fortement pigmenté.

Gaufrages géométriques sur papier et carton, blanc sur blanc ou agrémentés d’une infime touche d’encre côtoient des miroirs aux formes variées où l’usure se manifeste dans un graphisme élégant.

Une poésie sobre et dense émane des oeuvres exposées et ravit le regard et l’esprit.’


Marie-C Bernard, journaliste au Dauphiné Libéré.


          

                  Following participation in discussions and work on artistic freedom and the provision of safe

                  haven for artists in danger in Paris (La Fabrique du common Relais Culture Europe, May 2010),         

                  Ljubljana (Ready to change? Bunker, December 2010), Wasan Island (Canada FreeDimensional, July 2011), Brussels (Kaaitheater, October 2012), Oslo (Freemuse, All that is banned is Desired, November 2012), Laurence Cuny has contributed as an expert to the report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on cultural rights to be presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva in June 2013.


The UN report calls for the opening of shelters for artists who are in danger with two aspects : offering respite in the personal life as well as a stimulating workplace for creation. Atelier Chroma is developing its programme in this perspective. It also participates in the creation of Artsfex for the protection of artists in danger.


    ➤  www.ohchr.org


 



Exhibition area: 100m2

Work area: 150m2

Capacity: 60 persons

Disabled accessibility

Atelier Chroma opened for the summer season from 27th June to 18th August.




Bastien Joussaume


PAST :


A CERTAIN IDEA OF JAPAN from 9th to 24th may 2014

Exhibition by Christel Basset, Pascal Ciret, Bastien Joussaume, Blandine Masure


With performances and workshops by Alain Accard, Cyril Castaing, Laure Kié, La Théière Flottante, Compagnie Tumbleweed.


Local artists put in common their interpretation of Japan through paintings, scultpures, cooking, meditation, dance, music, reading and more.

PROGRAMME:


Vendredi 9 mai 

Ouverture de l’exposition


18h30: ‘Passacaille de Violoncelle ‘

             Alain Accard  

        Lecture de haïkus

             Alain Accard et Fabrice Bernard-Gazo


          Participation libre



Dimanche 18 mai


16h: Cérémonie du thé Japonaise

         La théière Flottante

      Nombre de places limitées -

              Réservation au 06 77 94 22 32

      Participation libre


18h: Initiation à la méditation Zen

         Cyril Castaing

           Participation libre



Samedi 24 mai


17h: Atelier de cuisine Japonaise -    

        Préparation de makis

        Laure Kié          

      Nombre de places limitées - 

              Réservation au 06 77 56 01 56

      Participation libre


19h: Danse Bûto

        Compagnie Tumbleweed

        Participation libre





Atelier Chroma was opened this summer from 20 June to 16th August... Thank you for the visits, discussions, discoverings, etc


www.bastienjoussaume.com

On 11 and 12 october 2014, Atelier Chroma participated in the second edition of  ‘Rendez-vous à l’atelier ’ organised by Rhône Alpes region (MAPRA) and consisting of opening days for art studios.