Artists residencies in Hermès' workshops

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Giselle, by Émilie Pitoiset at the Maroquinerie de Pierre-Bénite, 2011
The residency program by the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès creates a dialogue between artists and artisans. Emerging contemporary artists are given the opportunity to use materials that would otherwise be difficult to source, such as crystal, leather, silver and silk, and benefit from the expertise of highly-skilled artisans. 

Giselle, by Émilie Pitoiset at the Maroquinerie de Pierre-Bénite, 2011
Between 2010 and 2013, sixteen residencies have been organised, each one taking place at a different site in the Hermès manufacturing division. The sixteen works will be on show at the Palais de Tokyo, in Paris, in an exhibition called Condensation, until September 9th.

The Bed, by Benoît Piéron at the Holding Textile Hermès (silk centre), 2010
The Bed, by Benoît Piéron at the Holding Textile Hermès (silk centre), 2010

Palenqueros, by Marcos Avila Forero at the Maroquinerie Nontronnaise, 2013
Palenqueros, by Marcos Avila Forero at the  Maroquinerie Nontronnaise, 2013
A human kind, by Sébastien Gschwind at the Maroquinerie de Saint-Antoine, 2011  
A human kind, by Sébastien Gschwind at the Maroquinerie de Saint-Antoine, 2011

A human kind, by Sébastien Gschwind at the Maroquinerie de Saint-Antoine, 2011

Station, by Félix Pinquier at the Maroquinerie de Belley, 2012

Station, by Félix Pinquier at the Maroquinerie de Belley, 2012

Silence is Golden, by Oliver Beer at Saint-Louis, 2012

Silence is Golden, by Oliver Beer at Saint-Louis, 2012

The Moon's Pagodas, by Oh You Kyeong at Puiforcat, 2012

The Moon's Pagodas, by Oh You Kyeong at Puiforcat, 2012