Jeanne Vicerial
In silentio – Le lieu unique
Le Lieu Unique is dedicating a solo show to Jeanne Vicerial, as part of the Voyage à Nantes, with a dozen works on view from June 20 to August 31, 2025.
What is expressed in silence? What is said, and not said, in the face of Jeanne Vicerial’s textile sculptures, powerful and enigmatic figures that come to us like proud and silent sentinels?
The exhibition In silentio is the story of the encounter between the weaver Jeanne Vicérial and the philosopher Claire Marin. They invite us to explore the secrets and murmurs, the whispers, the unspoken internal dialogue that silence produces.
Their unprecedented collaboration weaves together threads and words, texts and textures, in a world populated by bodies that cannot be reduced to gender, species, or any other category. Are these hybrid presences women or men, insects or humans? Are they animate or petrified, light or heavy? Do they belong to the past, or to the future? And what do they tell us about our own bodies and their transformations?
From June 25 to August 31, 2025
— June 20-27:
Tuesday – Saturday : 2-7 PM
Sunday : 3-7 PM
Closed on Monday
— June 28 – August 27 :
Tuesay – Sunday : 00-7 PM
Closed on Monday
Gisante de cœur ok
The artist
Born in 1991, Jeanne Vicerial lives and works in Jura, France. After studying costume design and completing a Master's degree in Fashion Design at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 2015, she became the first person in France to obtain a SACRe (Sciences, Arts, Création, Recherche), doctorate in 2019. She furthered her research by questioning the dichotomy between ready-to-wear and bespoke clothing, while also embarking on an artistic journey that led her to create the Clinique vestimentaire research and design studio. In addition to her personal creations, she has initiated numerous collaborations with artists from a variety of backgrounds. Her works were notably exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2018), in Rome (Villa Medici and Palazzo Farnese, 2020), at the Collection Lambert in Avignon (2021), at the Magasins Généraux in Pantin (2021), at the Basilique Saint-Denis (2022) and have recently been added to the collections of the Cnap (Centre national des arts plastiques) and the FRAC Auvergne. In 2024, she was invited to exhibit in dialogue with the paintings of Pierre Soulages at the Musée Soulages in Rodez. Jeanne Vicerial has participated in several group exhibitions, at the Maximiliansforum, Munich (2022), the Fondation Martell, Cognac (2022), the Ballroom Project, Antwerp (2022), the Maison Guerlain, Paris (2022), the Musée International des Arts Modestes in Sète (2023), the fondation Lafayette Anticipations (2023), the FRAC Auvergne (2023), the Musée Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand (2023) and the Triennale de Nîmes (2024).
