A new kind of couturier, Jeanne Vicerial defines herself as a researcher, designer, and sculptor. This blend appealed to the Aix Biennale, which granted her exceptional carte blanche.

The originator of a revolutionary sewing technique she calls "tricotissage" (knitting), Jeanne Vicerial creates textile works that are now exhibited in four locations in Aix-en-Provence: from the Pavillon de Vendôme museum to the Tapestry Museum, including the Chapel of the Visitation, and the Granet Museum, where the artist has placed a few female busts in the Gallery of Illustrious Figures, in which only men are represented. This carte blanche exhibition also features Angelin Preljocaj, since it is through her creations for Atys, directed by the choreographer, that Jeanne Vicerial reconnects with her Aix roots in 2022: "I was born in the South, but we left when I was quite young. Aix is ​​a place to which I have a sensory connection, and which I see with the eyes of a child." Entitled "Incarnation," this exhibition is primarily an opportunity to discover the work of an artist with a dreamlike sensibility: "Since I create sculptures in a rather anatomical way, a bit like Frankenstein, there was this idea of ​​gestation, but also that of incarnation linked to everything related to fiction and characters. And then there is also this idea that clothing possesses something magical: it is both very intimate for each individual, while also being universal."

Jeanne Vicerial, Incarnation, until October 4, 2026 as part of  the Aix Biennale.