The Listening Donkey
The Listening Donkey 1% commission – Simone Veil’ High SchoolArchitects Hellin-SebbagGignac, Occitanie, France – 2022 The Listening Donkey | L’Âne qui Écoute is above all a reinterpretation of the legend of the donkey celebrated every year on Ascension Day in Gignac: “In the old days, in the hamlet of Tourettes, there lived the donkey Martin. […]
Clouds are the Roots of our Earth
Wolken sind die Wurzeln unserer Erde Sound Sculpture – Itinerant Project Soundtrack and recordings residencies, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany – 2021-2022Residencies in Bauhaus, Dessau and Novalis Foundation, Oberwiederstedt, Germany – 2010Grants : Kunststiftung des Landes and Coopération Région Val de Loire Centre Wolken sind die Wurzeln unserer Erde | Clouds are the Roots of our Earth leads […]
The Dancer and her Light Rays
The Dancer And her Light Rays 1% Cultural Commission from the Mutual Fund as part of the urban renewal operation Balzac -Touraine – Marronniers districtVitry-sur-Seine, France – 2017 The Dancer and her Light Rays pays tribute both to the women of the district and to female and historical feminist figures. It takes the form of […]
The Atomium’s Lil’Sisters
THE ATOMIUM’S LIL’ SISTERS – Trilogy Commissioned by 101e% SLRB, Le Foyer Laekenois, Brussels, Belgiumand Commune de Laeken, Région Bruxelles-CapitaleEngineering: JNC InternationalParc Wannecouter, Quartier Mutsaard, Brussels, Belgium – 2012 Situated in a public park located on Rue Wannecouter, The Atomium’s Lil’ Sisters is a welcoming space that takes the form of a “plinth for encounters”. […]
Requiem for a Star
Requiem for a Star – Trilogy Commissioned by 101e% SLRB, Le Foyer Laekenois, Brussels, Belgiumand Commune de Laeken, Région Bruxelles-CapitaleGustave-Demanet, Quartier Mutsaard, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium – 2012 In an open-air passageway on Rue Demanet, we are invited to share the worldview of Flor Van der Vinnen, a well-known offbeat character from the neighborhood’s past. The […]
The Refuge of Dreams
The Refuge of Dreams – Trilogy Commissioned by 101e% SLRB, Le Foyer laekenois, Brussels, Belgiumand Commune de Laeken, Région Bruxelles-CapitaleRue de Wand, Quartier Mutsaard, Brussels, Belgium – 2012 This piece is installed in the hallway of one of the social housing projects—an open porch that runs across the entire width of the building between the […]
Saxe-Anhalt, Germany – Studies
Research project in Saxe-Anhalt – Germany Residency: research and recordings in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 2021-2022Public Art study-project residency / Bauhaus Dessau residency, invited by Regina Sonnabend – I.B.A. and Novalis Foundation, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 2009-2010Bursaries – Coopération Région Val de Loire Centre and Kunststiftung des Landes. Cécile Pitois developed an artistic research in Saxony-Anhalt part of a […]
Variations for Marray – Studies
Variations for Marray Research project Marray, Village in Indre et Loire, Region Centre Val de Loire, France – 2019Collaboration with Intention Publique and C.A.U.E. Indre et LoireFunding: À vos Idées, Région Centre Val de Loire and Marray The artist developed a series of proposals resulting from guided tours provided by local inhabitants, discussions with local […]
4 Singing Corner’s – Pondicherry – Studies
4 Singing Corner’s Research project | Public ArtResidency in Lycée Français and I.F.P., Pondicherry, India, 2017-2018 The 4 SINGING CORNER’S project focuses on the immaterial heritage of singing. Through her travels in India, Cécile Pitois realized that singing is as much a part of everyday popular and religious culture as it is of personal and […]
Brooklyn – Studies
Studies in Brooklyn Research project | Public Art Residency Selch House, New York, U.S.A. – 2007 Since the 1990s, through her various creative artworks in France, her studies for the city of New York, a series of projects in Saxe-Anhalt and three new pieces for social housing projects in Brussels, the artist Cécile Pitois has […]
Manhattan – Studies
Studies in Manhattan Residency, study ~ Projects in public spaceNew York, U.S.A. – 2007-2008 Although intended for public spaces, Pitois’ Sculptures à Souhait are not the result of conventional public commissions. She emphasizes that it is, first and foremost, her interest in a city and its people, in social interactions, that prompts her to create […]
inhale-exhale from A to C
Inhale-Exhale from A to C Study in Court Square, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, U.S.A. At the foot of a huge building on Court Square, a brightly coloured metal beam a few centimetres thick rests on the ground. Passers-by to are invited to experience an inner journey by moving along this line, defined […]
The Lover’s Fountain
The Lovers’ Fountain Public Commission City of ToursPartners: Ville de Tours, Service d’Urbanisme, DRAC CentreEternal Network, Artistic engineeringPlace Beaune-Semblançay, Tours, France – 2006 The Place Beaune-Semblançay is a reconstituted public space, a combination of architectural components that includes remains dating from the Renaissance and other added elements. The artist has created a story based on […]
To my Sole Desire
To My Sole Desire “Nouveaux Commanditaires” Commission, Fondation de France & Association of Friends of the Château du RivauPartners : Fondation d’entreprise Bernardaud & Conseil Régional du CentreArtistic production and engineering : Eternal NetworkChâteau du Rivau, Lémeré, France – 2005 The Château de Rivau, a listed building dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, hosts […]
Oh Ciels, qu’allons nous faire ?
Oh Ciels, qu’allons nous faire ?Oh Terres, qu’avons nous fait ? Sound and visual operetta in 3 scenesMusical composition by Stevie Wishart Site-specific exhibitions in private homes: Chantal and Jacques Terres L’ A.F.I.A.C, Fiac, France – 2023 My host family, called the Terres (lit. Earth), are retired but very active in local life. They have […]