• Sixteen local artists have taken possession of a disused shed.

  • The exhibition, visible for a month, aims to collect donations against cancer.

Street-art fans, hurry up, you only have one month to enjoy it.

From this Thursday and until the end of May, an astonishing exhibition is visible in a disused shed on the island of Nantes.

Behind a metal gate repainted for the occasion, we stroll from small spaces to small spaces in a succession of totally different universes, thanks to about fifteen local artists who participated in this collective exhibition, on the theme "Body heavenly”.

“We explore the notions of the human, of science, of the planets… The dialogue between the body and the universe”, explains Sébastien Bouchard, artist and artistic director.

Painting, collage, or engraving, black and white or bright colors... Over 400 m2, the artists, some of whom are very well known in Nantes and beyond, expressed themselves from floor to ceiling, sometimes giving rise to immersive frescoes several meters long.

Donations against cancer

Original, this exhibition is original in another way since it is the League against cancer which is at the initiative, helped by the collective Arty show.

"Projecting yourself outside the real world is what sick people need," explains Marie-Christine Larive, president of the departmental committee.

The objective is to educate the youngest, without scaring, but also to call for the generosity of visitors.

Admission is free (Thursday to Sunday) but it is possible to make donations on site, as well as to participate in a raffle to win a painting from the exhibition.

Made available free of charge by promoter Lamotte (one of the League's patrons), the building, a former chocolate factory located at 12 bis rue de la Tour-d'Auvergne, must then be demolished before becoming a student residence.

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