Des graines en partage – Lyon

As part of the “Hors Normes” Biennale, Lyon

The common thread is a carte blanche offered to an artist: Alice Calm has taken part in the game.
“Amazed by the diversity of corn grains, their colors and shapes, I wanted to promote and share this precious wealth.”
The "common thread" presents some creations using grains as raw material and allows a journey that is both imaginative and scientific, sensory and cultural, to discover some varieties.

This common thread, to be stretched between several libraries in Lyon, led me to decline the staging for specific proposals for each library.

corn and biodiversity

3rd Duguesclin Library : around the variety of corn Japonica Lamartine, “kokeshi” and “3 omamori”

6th arrondissement library around feather corn ou dressed corn : a “dress,” accompanied by a collective puzzle. The installation is accompanied by botanical documents. Ears of dressed corn will be visible in the seed library, but not borrowable.

Library of the 7th Jean Macé : a “headdress”, around the variety Job's Tears

Library of the 7th Guillotière : grains of corn to touch and which serve as pawns for different games: awalé, solitaire, checkers

7th Gerland Library : around the corn DeitiesA "doll" embroidered with red corn, accompanied by games - memory and group puzzles - made from photos of corn. A few corn plants should still be visible in September in the library garden.

8th Bachut Media Library : "Pour la cuisine" features a hanging lamp made from corn kernels that will not be used for sowing and that were sorted at the annual evening gathering. It is accompanied by documents, including recipe books, about the use of corn for cooking.

To continue the exchanges and sharing, games made especially for the event are available to discover.