‘I’m bringing together women who nourish me’: French film-maker Alice Diop on her debut installation
The Saint Omer director has gathered work by artists, writers, composers and poets for Geste de Consolation, set in the 60m-long central hall of the Palais d’Iena in Paris
TL;DR
- Alice Diop, known for her films like Saint Omer, is debuting her first art installation, Geste de Consolation, in Paris.
- The exhibition features contributions from artists like Zanele Muholi and Simone Leigh, writers such as Marie Ndiaye and Virginia Woolf, and composer Angel Bat Dawid.
- Diop describes the installation as a way to "bring together in one space, many of the women who work with me, who nourish me, who have helped me heal, and have together enabled this notion of consolation."
- The installation will include a library of influential texts and a split-screen video installation by Diop herself, using archival imagery and film clips.
- Geste de Consolation takes place at the Palais d’Iéna from October 21-25.