Silence told me...

SILENCE is generally defined as the absence of noise and sound.
In oral communication, it can signify agreement, disagreement, listening or reflection.
An abstract element, it can be translated by words such as: blackout, secret, censorship, death, reserve, sleep, sulkiness, calm, peace...
It can be distressing, crushing, painful, brief, abrupt, disdainful... but also approving, complicit, comforting, enveloping, complete, in-between...
And sometimes, it's an invisible handicap imposed by nature or life's accidents, which considerably affects the daily life of deaf or hard-of-hearing people.
the daily lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

For this exhibition, initiated by a hard-of-hearing artist, Ely'Ondre, 27 artists interpret what SILENCE has to say to us, to raise awareness among hearing adults and children of the world of the hard-of-hearing and deaf through ART.
The artists interpret the world of silence, the visible and the invisible, in all its forms, combining painting, installations, ceramics, sculpture, photography, poetry and dance, to convey emotion, meditation, atmosphere, imagination, feeling, movement...
In addition to the artists' works, there will be lectures, storytelling sessions, a puzzle for the whole family to construct, and a short film of a choreographic creation, all of which will punctuate the exhibition throughout its duration.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Saturday, April 4 at 2.30pm: Poetry reading by Philippe Correc
- 3 Saturdays, April 11, 18 and 25 at 3:15pm: Storytelling with "Les Conteurs du Golfe".
- Sunday April 12, 2026 at 2pm: Screening of a short dance film by the Compagnie VIBRA-SONS -
Choreography by Gwenn Prigent Le Hay
- Sunday April 12, 2026 at 2:30pm: Lecture by Ely'Ondre, hearing-impaired artist with LSF interpreter
- April 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 5pm: Screening of a short dance film by Compagnie VIBRA-SONS - Choreography by Gwenn Prigent Le Hay
- For the duration of the exhibition: Jean-Pierre Dupuich's puzzle for young and old.
THE ARTISTS
Mick ABBOTT - Thierry BERRIER - Aurélia BOISSON - Marie-Hélène BOURQUIN - Martine
CASTELEYN - Krystyna CHARLOT-GROSZ - Philippe CORREC - Françoise DUPRAT - Jean-Pierre
DUPUICH - Danielle GABY - Marie-Laure GAUCHERY - Cécile GHESQUIÈRE - Annie GIMENO -
Jean-Marc LE JEUNE - Élisabeth LE YONDRE (Ely'Ondre) - Sarra MONJAL - Pascal PASQUIER -
Claire PENDÉLIO - Élise PEZZIN - Marie-Catherine PUGET - Isabelle SIMON - Jean-Marc SIMON -
Laurence THOMAS - Nathalie TIEULIÉRES - François WEIGEL - Véronique WIBAUX - Cédric
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