Temps Z

“Mennour Emergence” is a program initiatied by the Mennour Institute to support young artists in the early stages of their careers. Its first call for applications, sent this year to 2023 graduates of the Beaux-Arts de Paris, was met with enthusiasm, with about 50 applications received. A committee made up of professionals renowned for their commitment to emerging creation—Anna Labouze and Keimis Henni from Artagon, Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel from Lafayette Anticipations, Armelle Pradalier from Beaux-Arts de Paris, as well as Christian Alandete, Jessy Mansuy and Sylvie Patry, and chaired by Kamel Mennour himself—had the task of choosing six laureates from among exceptional talents.

The first edition of Mennour Emergence programme will lead to the group exhibition “Temps Z”, curated by Christian Alandete, which will gather the multidisciplinary practices of these six artists.

• Lucie Antoinette (born 1993). From her photographs, she paints aquatic, terrestrial and celestial landscapes, and dreamlike visions of nature.

• Joséphine Berthou (born 1996). Inspired by encounters with strangers and their environments, her films and installations blend documentary, fiction and musical.

• Thibault Hiss (b. 1997). His sculptural practice operates a hybridization. Fables are methodically assembled with industrial objects and materials.

• Nina Jayasuriya (born 1996). Through ceramic, oil painting or tattooing, she archives images which pay homage to the link between profane and sacred.

• Nicolas Kyrillou (born 1998). Using the Buffer Zone that divides Cyprus in two as a starting point, he explores the memory of territories through video and sculpture.

• Sehyoung Lee (born 1993). Through performance, installation and poetry, he explores the indeterminate point of intersection between his body, where it comes from and the space it inhabits.