Marlène Huissoud (FR)
What Do We Do Now?
August 14th – August 20th 2022
Marlène Huissoud France
Marlène Huissoud is an experimental designer and artist that works as a freelance designer for different companies alongside the art & design areas. In 2014, she graduated from a MA Material Futures at Central Saint Martins’ School of Art and Design in London where she developed the project From Insects. An exploration of insect materials from the common honeybee and the Indian silkworm.
Marlene’s work questions our way of making by creating purposeful pieces that ethically challenge the properties of natural resources and that defy the role of Design in society and its use nowadays. Self aware and progressive, Marlene’s work balances Nature’s natural disorder with Man’s disordered need to find meaning in everything. Her work process is an invitation to take consciousness of our impact on Earth and act upon it. This juxtaposition allows the observer to take a look and wonder whether or not if things would be better if we just let the world be. She believes in the value of a concept and the importance of the creative process.
Marlene has been finalist of the Prix Lilliane Bettencourt as ‘Exceptional Talent’ in 2023, has been named ‘Game Changers’ by AD100, won the Wood Award in 2020, has been named as one of the UK’s top 70 rising design stars representing the future of British design by the Design Council. She has been nominated by the Arts Foundation UK for the Material Innovation Award in 2016, won the Make me! Design Prize in 2015, nominated for Design Parade at Villa Noailles in 2015, won the Diploma Selection Award at Designblok in 2014.
Her work has been exhibited worldwide in major Institutions such as Victoria and Albert Museum London, Centre Pompidou Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, Chamber New York, Design Miami Basel, Paris and Miami, Design Museum Barcelona, Artipelag Museum Stockholm, Design Days Dubai, Rossana Orlandi Milan, MAK Vienna… Her work is part of major permanent collections, Centre Pompidou Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, Science Museum London, FRAC Grand Large, CNAP Paris…
https://www.marlene-huissoud.com/
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The Workshop
Looking at the collapse humans are experiencing, there is an opportunity for us to rethink our way to live on Earth. Most recently, a global scientific review of insect populations has revealed that more than 40% of insect species are declining. It seems like everything is calling us to react and to reposition our relationship with other species. How can we give back to nature?
The opportunity that this workshop offers is not to think like a human but rather how as a human we can share the space we took away from other species. Do you want to create a shelter for animals, a housing for insects, a sanctuary to honour the presence of those other species? By creating these habitats for the wildlife of the Domaine, we will investigate how not to think like a human but rather how we can share the space we took away from our fellow beings.
How do I make, not thinking of myself but for others?
Be ready to get your hands dirty as we will manipulate natural materials from the Domaine, and discover the use of techniques to make a real impact on our new goal. One day of the workshop will be a time for PLAY and EXPERIMENT with materials and then we will join forces to make a collaborative installation, creating a sculptural and functional sanctuary to honour the power and presence of the creatures we live alongside.
Housing
Accommodation & food are included
We can accommodate for special catering
All participants sleep in dormitories
To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org
Education
Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs
Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet
All workshops are taught in English
The number of participants is limited to 22
Activities
Weekly campfire, exhibition & guided tour of the Domaine
Conferences from designers throughout the week
The famous Wednesday Porky’s party