English PRESENTATION

# the Grenier à sel

An innovative cultural venue for creating work in the field of new media art, which makes connections between art, science and technology

# Who are we ?

Established in 2018 by the EDIS endowment, the Grenier à sel is a space for discovering and sharing digital culture, which explores the rich ferment of current artistic practices. It hosts a cross-disciplinary programme that fosters the pleasure of discovering, experimenting and interacting around singular art forms, close to the works and their creators. Exhibitions, performances, concerts, residencies, audiences-with and workshops are held all year round, showcasing the inventive flair of today’s artists.

# The building

Situated in central Avignon near the Papal Palace, the Grenier à sel is housed in the former salt storehouse. It is one of the oldest buildings in « the city of the popes », dating from the 14th century. Demolished several times, it was rebuilt in 1758 by the architect Jean-Ange Brun, and listed as a historic monument in 1984. The architecture and location of the building, on the banks of the River Rhône, undescore the importance of salt during the Ancien Regime.

# THE FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE

05 OCTOBER 2024 – 31 DECEMBER 2024

# EXHIBITION

It’s the second part of the trilogy « Symptoms of living ». With the fast development of artificial intelligence and the thin border between humanity and robotics, this exhibition questions the relation between humans and robots, between flesh and codes. It reunites 12 artists, sharing different visions about this new dynamic (installation artworks, robots, videos, photographies, sculptures…). One by one they inquire these issues allegorically, poetically or just playfully. These works will question the future of our identity as humans, our bodies and futures, from the obsolescence to transhumanism. They invite us to get lost in the intimacy of science fiction.

# PRACTICAL INFORMATION

DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD

The opening to the public depends on the programme.

Opening hours from October 05 to December 31st : 2pm-6pm (from Wednesday to Saturday)

Free admission, no reservation required

Café – bookshop open during the exhibition opening hours

Entrance :
Le Grenier à sel
2 rue Rempart Saint-Lazare in Avignon

Contact :
Tel : 04 32 74 05 31
Mail: accueil@legrenierasel-avignon.fr

The Grenier à sel is managed by the EDIS Endowment Fund, a general interest organisation whose vocation is to support emerging artistic practices and to allow their access to a large and diversified public.