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The 5th edition of "Révélations", the International Biennale of Crafts and Creation, is being held from June 9 to 12, 2022 at the ephemeral Grand Palais.

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By: Jean-François Cadet Follow

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The 5th edition of the Biennale Internationale des Métiers d'Art et de Création, called

, is being held until Sunday June 12 at the ephemeral Grand Palais, on the Champ de Mars in Paris. 

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Cabinetmakers or weavers, blacksmiths or bronziers, ceramists and basket makers, but also damascene makers or glassmakers… It's the festival of crafts and creation until Sunday in Paris.

The opportunity to discover the know-how, techniques and of course the works of some 400 craftsmen and artists of materials of all kinds, who through their ideas and gestures shape the world by often associating tradition and innovation.

And this year, Africa is particularly in the spotlight of this Biennial baptized

.

A program recorded inside the exceptional building that is the setting for the biennale: the ephemeral Grand Palais, on the Champ de Mars in Paris, just opposite the Ecole Militaire and in the benevolent shade of the Eiffel Tower. 

The 5th edition of

, the International Biennale of Crafts and Creation, is an RFI event, and it's until next Sunday, June 12.

Our guests:

 Nelly Nana-Wandji (consultant and curator);

Jean Servais Somian (Ivorian designer, cabinetmaker and sculptor);

Aïssa Dione (Senegalese designer and entrepreneur, great promoter of weaving know-how in West Africa);

and Barthélémy Toguo (multidisciplinary visual artist).

Report:

 introduces us to the work of the "Compagnie du Verre", in Tomsky's workshop in Pantin, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris.

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