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La Veilleuse
Julie Houriet Salomon et Virginie Rebetez
Not far from the Anciens Abattoirs, the Cimetière des Eplatures continues to be decommissioned: graves are dismantled and bodies exhumed. What could have remained an administrative procedure is transformed into narrative and artistic material. Through archives, stories, sculptures and photographs, Julie Houriez Salomon and Virginie Rebetez give voice to forgotten lives, honouring them one last time in a contemporary ritual where flashes of the present subtly dialogue with fragments of the past.
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La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland)
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Bringing together funeral celebrant Julie Houriez Salomon and photographer Virginie Rebetez, EXHUMANCES is an organisation dedicated to the design, production and dissemination of projects exploring death, memory and heritage. At the intersection of funeral and artistic practices, it seeks to create a sensitive and accessible space for reflection on these themes, which society still largely holds at a distance.
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