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The Ecofeminist Dinner Party

Artist
Clemence Vazard Curator : Marie de Ganay. Collaborators : Sixto-Juan Zavala (queer botany), Florence Hawkins (natural dyeing), Anastasia Finders (food research), Inês Neto Dos Santos (food research).
Medium
Performance Hemp fabric eco-printed with flowers
Date
2022
Exhibitions
Arles London Quito
Who gets a seat at the table?
The Ecofeminist Dinner Party series consist of a performative and participatory ritual grounded in personal stories with food serving as an entry point for sharing emotional narratives.

As part of her MA in Art and Science at Central Saint Martins in London Clemence Vazard wrote a research paper entitled « The Ecofeminist Dinner Party, A quest for the binding agent between feminism and ecology within participatory art practice ».

Echoing this research, Vazard hosts dinners and invites at the table women, transgender, and non-binary people, creating a moment to gather around food and nurture each other with exchange of knowledges, thoughts, experiences, and emotions. The goal here is to experiment a meaningful encounter that could led to a sense of community and belonging.
Participatory dinner-performance series
First hosted in Arles in July 2022 and in London in September 2022, The Ecofeminist Dinner Party series is a long-term project, designed to be replayed on spontaneous or long-planned occasions, evolving with experiences, locations and participants and multiplying its impact over time.

In Arles, the artist invited each participant to choose a vegetal ingredient with which they have a deep personal history. Vazard collaborated with food artist Anastasia Finders to create a menu celebrating each of these ingredients, bringing them together as a symbol of these personal narratives that were shared through the act of eating together.
A Tablecloth for The Ecofeminist Dinner Party
A Tablecloth for The Ecofeminist Dinner Party is a three meters by three meters fabric made out of organic hemp and eco-printed with local and seasonal flowers selected for their queer symbolism. Vazard collaborated with queer botanist Sixto-Juan Zavala for the selection and identification of flower, and with natural dyeing specialist Florence Hawkins. The process combines craftswomanship, non-chemical dyeing method and sustainable materials.

The dinner-performances leaves no trace except for this tablecloth as an archive and artifact of the performance. This tablecloth is an invitation to gather, to meet deeply and to connect between humans and non-humans.

After each Ecofeminist Dinner Parties, the used tablecloth is then be exhibited as a remain from the performance, infused with the emotions shared within the participants during the dinner.
International Remote Dinner Party
As part of her ongoing research on Dinner Parties in Art and feminism movements, Clémence Vazard’s « International Remote Dinner Party » is a tribute to Suzanne Lacy's 1979 performance « International Dinner Party ».

On the evening on April 25th 2021, Vazard hosted a participatory dinner-performance on Zoom. Eighty-five women, transgender and non-binary persons connected online to cook and share a dinner together.

The re-enactment of this performance takes on a new meaning today, in the age of the Internet and Covid19. Whereas in 1979 the challenge of this project was to reach women around the world, Vazard’s current aim is to create a meaningful encounter between them as well as to open the scope of gender, beyond the binary system.

The Zoom and Youtube technologies were used as art medium for the performance to create a double level of the artwork’s reception, whether you are participant or viewer. Whereas the participants on Zoom opened a window on their private space and could freely enter from one kitchen to another; for the viewer, the piece was created by the audience’s behavior regarding to the noise they were making, allied with the Zoom algorithm. The broadcast of the live performance is hosted on transference.tv

Exhibitions

Exhibition

June 2022
London, Central Saint Martins Graduation Show

Exhibitions

July 2022
Arles, L'Été des Serpents Gallery.

Performance

July 2022- July 2024
Arles, for the opening week of Rencontres Européennes de la Photographie

Exhibition

September 2022
Quito, Ecuador

Performance

April 2021
London, Central Saint Martins and online on transference.tv.
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EDUCATION 2020-2022 || Central Saint Martins MA Art & Science, graduated with Distinction 2018-2019 || Ateliers des Beaux-Arts de Paris 2008-2010 || Sorbonne University, Paris Master’s degree with a Major in “Arts and Culture” and a Minor in “Arts in Public Space” SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2024|| INMACULADXS – Institut du Mexique en France, Paris 2022 || Écho-Makoo, with Georgina Maxim – Galeries Regala and L’Interstice, Arles 2022 || The Ecofeminist Dinner Party – L’Été des Serpents, Arles 2022 || Un reflejo de nuestras múltiples facetas, Galerie That’s What X Said, Brussels 2021 || Sois Belle et Tais-Toi, Collab Art Factory, Amsterdam 2021 || #monpremierharcelement, L’Atelier, Condé-en-Normandie 2020 || Beyond Self Reflection, Boogie Wall Gallery, London 2020 || Through the looking-glass, Gallery ZClub, Mexico City 2019 || #monpremierharcelement, 7th arrondissement City Hall, Paris 2019 || Sois Belle et Tais Toi, Louie Media, Paris 2018 || #monpremierharcelement, City Hall, Avignon 2018 || Topographic Studies, Balades Sonores, Paris 2018 || #monpremierharcelement, FGO-Barbara, Paris (This project received a Grant from City of Paris) 2017 || CUT/E, Objet Céleste, Paris 2017 || #monpremierharcelement, Centre Paris Anim La Chapelle, Paris 2016 || COCO, La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris 2014 || COLLAGES, Espace Demory Paris, Paris GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2022 || Immaculate misconception – The Locker Room, New York 2022 || Symbiocène – L’Été des Serpents, Arles 2022 || Central Saint Martins Graduation Show, London 2022 || Hybrid Art Fair – Casa Roga's booth, Madrid 2022 || Visible – Central Saint Martins, London 2021 || Aftermath : a Year of Desire – RedD Gallery, Chania, Greece 2021 || My love is your love – Every Woman Biennale, Copeland Gallery, London 2021 || International Remote Dinner Party – transference.tv, Central Saint Martins, virtual exhibition 2021 || Miroir, miroir - festival "POP meufs", Pavillon des Canaux, Paris 2020 || Protest & Protect - Feminist Art Museum’s virtual exhibition. 2020 || Hamptons Virtual Art Fair – Boogie Wall Gallery's Booth, New York and Online 2019 || #myfirstharassment - Make Space : Hope For Tomorrow, Euston Town, London 2019 || Hey Siri, Why don't I look like that girl on Intsagram? - Visual Diet, M&C Saatchi, London 2018 || Réflexions Quantiques - META collective (co-founded with 12 women artists), Galerie Diese22, Paris 2018 || Infiniment - META collective (co-founded with 12 women artists), FGO Barbara, Paris 2018 || Femmes illuminées - Group Show for "POP meufs" festival, Pavillon des Canaux, Paris 2016 || Tropicool- Summer Group Show by Klin d'Oeil Gallery curators, Klin d'Oeil Gallery, Paris 2016 || Charity Group Show for refugees, Gallery 21, Paris 2016 || Group Show by La Seinographe, Sergeant Paper Gallery, Paris 2016 || Group Show by Foreseen Studio curators, Bruxelles 2015 || Élévation - Chromatic Festival #6 by MassivArt art agency, Chalet du Mont Royal, Montréal, 2015 || May Day - Collagistas Festival #2, Tabya, Thessaloniki 2015 || Klin d'Oeil - Klin d'Oeil Art and Craft fair #6, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris 2014 || Carte Blanche - Group Show by curator Nancy Zastudil, Central Features Gallery, Albuquerque 2014 || Passion For Freedom London Art Festival - Group Show by curators Agnieszka Kolek et Katka Kowalska, The Embassy Tea Gallery, London 2013 || Klin d'Oeil, Le Trabendo, Paris COLLECTIONS Artworks in private collections in France, the UK, the Netherlands, Mexico and the USA. RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS 2024 || Institut Français Art residency in Ecuadorian Amazon, Macas, Ecuador. 2023 || Massa Stories, Massa, Maroc. 2022 || Ateliers de La Madeleine in Arles, supervised by Eugénie Lefebvre (Les Magasins Généraux, Le Nouveau Printemps de Toulouse...). 2021 ||Casa Roga in Mexico City. 2017 || Cultural project grant from the City of Paris for #monpremierharcelement. PRESS REVIEW 2022 || «Encuentros con creadores. Regresan las ferias en Madrid», ELLE España. 2021 || « Truth and Belief : Sois Belle et Tais-Toi. » in « Humanities, Arts and Society Magazine » third issue published with Unesco. 2020 || Cover and interview about "Beyond Self Reflection" in Arte Visual Mexico. 2020 || Interview about "Beyond Self Reflection" in View of the Arts. 2020 || Interview in On Art and Aesthetics. 2019 || Interview about #myfirstharassment exhibition in Art Critique and Cupo Magazine. 2019 || TV interview "The Art of Feminism" in 51% TV Show on France 24 Channel 2019 || Articles about "Hey Siri, Why don't I look like that girl on Instagram" at Visual Diet exhibition in Arts and Collections, Little Black Book, Hunger. 2018 || Interview about #monpremierharcelement exhibition in Avignon on Virgin Radio and RFM Radio 2018 || Interviews and article about #monpremierharcelement exhibition in Avignon in Midi Libre, La Provence, Le Dauphiné Libéré, Vaucluse Matin, Avignon(s) Mag. 2018 || Interviews in Cheek Magazine and Les Inrockuptibles Column in A Nous Paris, Article by Camille Diao on Radio Nova, France 2017 || Interview about #monpremierharcelement in Les Carnets de La Création on France Culture public Radio , France 2017 || Interview and photo report by Passerbuysm, New York 2017 || Interview about #monpremierharcelement on franceinfo.tv, France 2016 || Interview and photo report in Paris-Shangai-Fashion blog, Shangai 2016 || Interview in 20minutes.fr, Paris 2015 || Article and art critic in Apogée Journal #6, New York 2015 || Artwork publication in Manuel, Revue Érotique #1, Paris 2014 || Article and artshow review in Kiblind #51, Paris - Lyon - Bordeaux 2013 || Interview in Ponytail art blog, London TALKS & WORKSHOPS 2021 || Panel on ecofeminism with Pascal d’Erm and Les Engraineuses, Gravity Festival, Fondation Good Planet by Yann Arthus Bertrand, Paris 2021 || « The power of collage for creativity » invited by Muses of Now 2020 || Panel and virtual exhibition on ecofeminism at Polarized Festival by Loud Spring Art Tank, in partnership with La Cité Fertile, Paris 2020 || "Parcours d'Education au Regard" and "Artiste en résidence au collège" in partnership with La Gaité Lyrique, Paris 2019 || The Female gaze, invited by MTArt Agency at Marina Rinaldi headquarters, London 2019 || On women reclaiming technology, workshops during Computer Grrrls Art Exhibition at La Gaité Lyrique, Paris 2019 || La médiatisation des femmes artistes, invited by Culture, Femmes et Media at La Bellevilloise, Paris