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In this first non-fiction work, Atkins displays a writing style that is by turns intimate, absurd, and moving. Drawing inspiration from confessional literature, his daughter's improvised games, the raw writing of social media, and mediocre artificial intelligence, Flower plays with the codes of personal narrative.
A major artist of his generation, known for his hyperrealistic computer-generated videos, Ed Atkins strives to make the most inaccessible emotions visible through the rawness of digital artifice. His work has been shown in major international institutions (Kunsthaus Bregenz, Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Serpentine Gallery in London, etc.) and was the subject of a retrospective at Tate Britain in the spring of 2025.
This encounter on Flower is a rare opportunity to discover both the writer and the artist.

This second evening brings together filmmaker Patricia Mazuy, a unique figure in French cinema, and Patrick Bouchain, an architect and scenographer known for his committed and participatory approach to architecture.
Since the late 1980s, Patricia Mazuy has made a number of notable films, including Peaux de vaches (1989), Saint-Cyr (2000) and, more recently, Bowling Saturne (2022). Her films explore power relations, contained violence and the quest for emancipation. The strangeness of the world and the darkness of souls are infused with all the more harshness as her staging is rooted in the materiality of contemporary landscapes and mundane architecture.
Architect, urban planner and scenographer, Patrick Bouchain has carried out numerous flagship projects in the contemporary cultural scene, such as the Lieu Unique in Nantes, the Condition Publique in Roubaix and the Zingaro equestrian theatre in Aubervilliers, which testify to his undiminished passion for theatre and the performing arts. A pioneer in the conversion of industrial sites into cultural venues, this free spirit – who is also a film buff – has always refused to join the Order of Architects. He advocates for a collaborative approach to architecture (with residents, workers, architects, etc.), regularly collaborates with artists, and champions the idea of ‘doing things differently’ in the face of the stifling power of convention.

Imaginé par le Fonds de dotation Quartus pour l'architecture, en partenariat avec le ministère de la Culture, et piloté par le duo de commissaires l'AUC et MBL architectes, ce huis clos de 48 heures a offert un moment suspendu, hors du temps, pour repenser les enjeux contemporains de l'architecture.

De cette retraite est né un livre dense et foisonnant : la transcription intégrale des débats et échanges qui ont animé ce Parlement de la recherche. On y découvre des idées, des engagements et des questionnements partagés autour d'une même interrogation : que peut l'architecture aujourd'hui ?

Publié aux Éditions Caryatide dans la collection Constellation, l'ouvrage rassemble les contributions de : Yousef Anastas, Estelle Barriol, Iwona Buczkowska, Gilles Delalex, Nicola Delon, Susanne Eliasson, Ambra Fabi, Fabrizio Gallanti, Kersten Geers, Samia Henni, Djamel Klouche, Jeannette Kuo, Alexandre Labasse, Benjamin Lafore, Cédric Libert, Sébastien Martinez-Barat, Caroline Poulin, Carin Smuts, Pier Paolo Tamburelli, Charlotte Truwant, Chloé Valadié et Riken Yamamoto.

Éditions Caryatide, Collection Constellation
Graphisme : Joris Kritis / Photographies : Salem Mostefaoui
12 x 19 cm - 568 pages - 30 €

« Hors des concours, des compétitions, des jurys, sans autre enjeu que d'être présents. Quelque chose de commun nous liait pourtant, un endroit incertain de la conception architecturale qui se situe simultanément dans l'acte de recherche et dans l'acte de projet. » L'AUC et MBL architectes

In keeping with these emancipatory practices, the workshop invites participants to imagine and represent spaces free from the norms and constraints of patriarchal architecture, through a sensitive and collective approach.
Using large rolls of paper, each participant is invited to give shape to their ideal environment, in dialogue with the other participants and with Milena Charbit, who accompanies the creative process while taking part in it.
This creative time is followed by a moment of exchange and discussion, where shared visions, desires and imaginations question the possibility of conceiving architecture differently, outside of frameworks, hierarchies and dominant narratives.

In the first part, Saeira unfolds a universe that is both intimate and vibrant, where her voice blends with electronic textures to compose sensitive and hypnotic soundscapes. She explores desires, distortions and states of trance. After several notable singles - Mes cheveux (White Garden, 2022) and Partir a Corrida (SMC, 2023) - she is preparing the release of her first album, expected in January 2026.
In the second half, the duo Rat Section explores a more raw and unstructured sound: a dialogue between distorted rhythms, fragmented voices and electric improvisations, where the energy of the live performance comes into its own. Known for adapting each performance to the venue that hosts them, they compose sound and visual universes of rare intensity. Following the 2023 release of their album What Stays In Vegas on Halcyon Veil, they have presented their creations at venues such as the Barbican Centre, the ICA (London) and Tresor (Berlin).