





Arles
Géologie des âmes
Extended from August 23 till 30. ☀️
Géologie des âmes (“Geology of Souls”) evokes the idea that human subjectivities—both individual and collective—are as complex, profound, and stratified as the geology of the Earth. Each layer, each fault line, each emotional or political sediment leaves a trace: the memory of a trauma, a colonial legacy, the loss of connection with the living world—or, conversely, an attempt to repair, to listen, to transmit. The works gathered here explore narratives rooted in the land, in bodies, forests, archives, and postcolonial wounds—but also in gestures of care, enduring presences, and reawakened myths. Organized into several chapters, the exhibition brings together contemporary artists from diverse geographical, cultural, and historical contexts. From the damaged life of the Anthropocene to the forest rituals of Eastern Europe, from intimate self-portraits to the decolonial territories of the Global South, each work offers a story to be inhabited. Between contemplation and engagement, the artists plumb the depths of the present to extract forms of healing and plural narratives. Inspired by the thinking of Achille Mbembe, they ask what it means to live in a damaged world—and how we might inhabit it differently, in relation to the soil, other species, and forgotten or marginalized communities.
The artists featured in the exhibition are: Alma Allen, Sama Alshaibi, Rina Banerjee, Jörg Bräuer, Albarrán Cabrera, Mathilde Cazes, Monica de Miranda, Claudine Doury, Nicolas Floc’h, Agnès Geoffray, Noémie Goudal, Jean-François Jaussaud, Wallen Mapondera, Zanele Muholi, Giovanni Ozzola, Adrian Paci, Raphaëlle Peria, Solange Pessoa, Lucia Pizzani, Karine Rougier, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Risaku Suzuki, Justine Tjallinks, Anaïs Tondeur, Gérard Traquandi, Francesca Woodman and Hector Zamora.
Works in situ Sylvie Auvray, Rina Banerjee, Victor Cadene, Adrien Vescovi.
Aleor Craft & Bio-design, the gallery initiated by Nathalie Guiot in 2024, offers a curation around Juliette Rougier's practice, her relationship to the ‘collection’ and the Mediterranean territory.
Pop-up ceramic with the works by Beatriz Horta Correia, Graça Pereira Coutinho, Valérie Mannaerts and Suuz Studio.
Practical details :
📍: 34, rue de l’Amphithéâtre, 13200 Arles.
🗓 : from 23 till 30 August
🕰️ : from 3.00pm till 5.00pm
🗣️: commented tour (30 min) every day at 5.00pm, book your slot: rdv@fondationthalie.org
Full price : 7 euros
Reduced price : 5 euros, Arles residents and artistes.
Free: Pass 'Agir pour le vivant' holders; Students up to 25 years ; under 18 years old ; Press; Institutions, ICOM members.