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max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class="">Press Report</span></span></div><h1 style="display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 40px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 60px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-size: 49px;" class="">La Biennale de Momon</span></span></strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class=""><a href="https://momon.fr" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><strong class="">La Biennale de Momon
</strong></span></a><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><a href="https://momon.fr" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://momon.fr</a>
<br class="">Online project launch:<br class=""><strong class="">Sunday, 7 February, 2021</strong><br class=""><strong class="">11:00 a.m. (UTC+1)
</strong><br class=""><br class="">Organisation and contact:
<br class=""><strong class="">Frans van Lent
</strong><br class="">+316-28599938
</span><br class=""><a href="mailto:mail@labiennaledemomon.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">mail@labiennaledemomon.org</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">.
<br class=""><br class="">Website:
<br class=""><strong class="">Maya Rettelbach
</strong></span><br class=""><a href="https://mcusercontent.com/a8ff8ac89e6ea8044cf5cd357/images/7cfbe817-48f6-43cf-b3eb-5218b4ab3b03.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Download image</span></a><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">(free to use)</span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 300px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Participating artists:
</span><br class=""><a href="http://sarahboulton.co.uk" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Sarah Boulton</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(GB),</span><br class=""><a href="http://marcbuchy.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Marc Buchy</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(FR/BE),</span><br class=""><a href="http://jodi.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Joan Heemskerk</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(NL),
</span><br class=""><a href="https://fransvanlent.nl" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Frans van Lent</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(NL),</span><br class=""><a href="http://susanamendessilva.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Susana Mendes Silva</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(PT),</span><br class=""><a href="https://joshuaschwebel.com/home.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Josh Schwebel</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(DE/CA),
</span><br class=""><a href="http://lisaskuret.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Lisa Skuret</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(US/GB),</span><br class=""><a href="https://eliatorrecilla8.wixsite.com/eliatorrecilla" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Elia Torrecilla</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(ES)</span><br class=""><a href="https://martineviale.wordpress.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Martine Viale</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(CA/FR).</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed !important; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px 18px 30px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><span class=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><strong class="">La Biennale de Momon</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>originated from the village of Maumont in the southwest of France. Maumont, similar to many old villages, has changed significantly over the past few decades. While the site has retained the same physical structure, very little has remained of the original atmosphere: Residents disappeared and strangers took over the vacancies. Agriculture became gardening, physical labor became relaxation.</span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The contrast between the material continuity and the change in use and atmosphere was a reason to initiate this project. The old (occitan) name of the village, Momon, is not in use anymore. It is the name of a memory. The village is two things at the same time: the immutable and the ephemeral, the stones and the living.<br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">La Biennale de Momon</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is composed by nine artists:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="">Sarah Boulton, Marc Buchy, Joan Heemskerk, Frans van Lent, Susana Mendes Silva, Josh Schwebel, Lisa Skuret, Elia Torrecilla<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong>and<strong class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Martine Viale</strong>. What these artists have in common is a focus on the processes of change rather than on its material deposits.<br class=""><br class="">The original plan was for the artists to each reside and work in Maumont for a time, absorbing the atmosphere, history, and stories. We agreed that after our residencies we would leave the village without a trace and that the project would be presented online only.</span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The pandemic has radically changed the project. Most participants only know the village from photos and video. The physical reality that had triggered the project, now plays a different role. The pandemic also changed the project conceptually, as it pushed us even more from the physical towards the virtual. Not so much experiencing this as a limitation, we accepted this as a natural event which inevitably influences our choices.<br class="">Looking at what was still there, we imagined how this could lead us to something beautiful. We created a new colony in the virtual world, not based on the village of Maumont, but based on an imaginary Momon.</span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The domain<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://momon.fr" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><strong class="">momon.fr</strong></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>has became our new location, a new base, the new original.<br class="">Designer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="">Maya Rettelbach</strong> has gathered the artists’ work together on neutral terrain, in a place outside the village, in a virtual garden.<br class=""><br class="">La Biennale de Momon is intiated and organised by Frans van Lent. 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