Introduction

Weavers, a new solo presentation by the artist and filmmaker Rosa Barba, unfolds in two spaces of CCC OD — Centre de Création contemporaine Olivier Debré. In the nave, Barba has conceived an in situ project, linked to the research she carried out during her recent residency at the Atelier Calder, Saché. In the black gallery she immerses us in a cinematographic space mixing images and sculptures in movement. 

In the nave, Barba is planning a new work, designed for the exhibition space. It will be directly linked to the research she carried out during her recent residency in Touraine, where she developed an experimental sound device, using elements such as piano strings and projectors, linked together and producing a sound loop.

Another aspect of her research consisted in questioning the plasticity and transparency of film as a medium: Barba had woven 16 and 35 mm films on frames. These films, developed in blue and red, invited the viewer to perceive the space of the studio and the surrounding landscape through these coloured films. This technique was inspired by the weaving used in basketry, a craft still present in the Saché region. This new production, initiated in Calder’s emblematic workshop, overlooking the Indre valley, will meet a meaningful echo in the monumental and open space of the CCC OD nave.

The second part of the exhibition will take place in the black gallery and will allow us to discover recent productions by the artist. For this purpose, Barba has reconfigured the exhibition space by emphasizing the permeability between interior and exterior and creating a poetic dialogue between the real landscape and the filmed landscapes. Two kinetic works punctuate the space where four films never before shown in France are also installed, introducing surreal or imaginary landscapes, sometimes themselves protagonists, which the camera depicts or gives a temporal dimension to.

Exhibition in partnership with the Atelier Calder in Saché (37), where Rosa Barba was in residence from mid-September to mid-December 2021.