{"id":982,"date":"2021-08-03T20:22:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T18:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/cooperations\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T10:41:24","slug":"residencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/en\/residencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist residencies in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Fondation Sommer est fi\u00e8re de d\u00e9marrer un nouvel axe strat\u00e9gique de son plan d\u2019action pluriannuel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si depuis sa cr\u00e9ation, elle a essentiellement soutenu des projets propos\u00e9s par des acteurs culturels, \u00e9ducatifs ou sociaux\u00a0&#8211; \u00e0 l\u2019exception du projet Temple qu\u2019elle a co-initi\u00e9 avec le Centre des Arts Pluriels de Ettelbruck -, elle est en train d\u2019\u00e9crire un nouveau chapitre de son histoire depuis juin 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Des r\u00e9unions professionnelles th\u00e9matiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9es, des temps de networking entre porteurs de projets ont \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9s et le travail de r\u00e9flexion sur l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me qui est le sien a \u00e9t\u00e9 intensifi\u00e9. De ces rencontres et de l\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019une vision \u00e0 moyen terme entre l\u2019\u00e9quipe ex\u00e9cutive et les membres du Conseil d\u2019administration, est n\u00e9e la volont\u00e9 d\u2019\u0153uvrer \u00e0 l\u2019empowerment des enfants et des jeunes du Grand-Duch\u00e9 du Luxembourg par l\u2019innovation dans le domaine de l\u2019\u00e9ducation artistique et culturelle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dans cette perspective, et au regard de ce qui existe dans d\u2019autres pays depuis au moins une vingtaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es, nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de promouvoir les r\u00e9sidences d\u2019artistes en milieu scolaire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ce dispositif vise \u00e0\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Initier <\/strong>les enfants \u00e0 l\u2019art et \u00e0 la culture \u00e0 travers la d\u00e9couverte d\u2019un univers artistique, la d\u00e9marche de cr\u00e9ation d\u2019un artiste, un processus de cr\u00e9ation et\/ou d\u2019expression<\/li>\n<li><strong>G\u00e9n\u00e9rer <\/strong>une relation complice et des apports mutuels entre les enfants et l\u2019artiste<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mettre en relation<\/strong> la pratique artistique et culturelle avec les autres champs du savoir<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offrir une alternative<\/strong> aux formes traditionnelles d\u2019apprentissage en stimulant les facult\u00e9s sensorielles, la curiosit\u00e9, l\u2019imagination, la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9, l\u2019expression<\/li>\n<li><strong>D\u00e9velopper <\/strong>le jugement esth\u00e9tique de l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve et valoriser le potentiel cr\u00e9atif et expressif des enfants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il correspond pleinement \u00e0 la vision de notre fondateur, Pierre Brahms, et \u00e0 la mission dont s\u2019est dot\u00e9e la Fondation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nous avons donc choisi d\u2019instruire ce dossier pour voir de quelle mani\u00e8re une telle proposition pourrait \u00eatre introduite dans le syst\u00e8me scolaire luxembourgeois. Pour ce faire, nous avons tout d\u2019abord r\u00e9dig\u00e9 un document cadre. Il replace les r\u00e9sidences d\u2019artistes en milieu scolaire dans un contexte de politiques publiques nationales et reprend les bonnes pratiques et les \u00e9cueils observ\u00e9s par d\u2019autres acteurs. Il pose aussi des perspectives pour une mise en \u0153uvre au Luxembourg. Nous avons ensuite \u00e9chang\u00e9 avec des \u00e9tablissements qui \u00e9taient int\u00e9ress\u00e9s par l\u2019exp\u00e9rience. Des artistes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retenus et deux r\u00e9sidences auront lieu pendant l\u2019ann\u00e9e scolaire 2023-2024 au niveau du secondaire. Une premi\u00e8re exp\u00e9rimentation a donc commenc\u00e9 le 18 septembre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsetmetiers.lu\/residence-dartiste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">au Lyc\u00e9e des Arts et M\u00e9tiers autour de Emma Dupr\u00e9, jeune artiste pluridisciplinaire, en r\u00e9sidence de recherche au Casino Display<\/a> et qui poursuit son travail de cr\u00e9ation pendant sept semaines au sein du lyc\u00e9e. Elle y d\u00e9localise son atelier et va travailler avec sept classes de diff\u00e9rents niveaux et de diff\u00e9rentes disciplines culturelles et artistiques. La restitution du travail r\u00e9alis\u00e9 avec les \u00e9l\u00e8ves se fera au Casino Display en f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En parall\u00e8le, nous avons pris contact avec le <strong>Script, Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l\u2019Innovation p\u00e9dagogiques et technologiques, du Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Education nationale et de la jeunesse<\/strong>, qui a tout de suite marqu\u00e9 son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour ce projet. Son \u00e9quipe nous accompagne dans la phase test en trouvant des \u00e9coles partenaires pour les deux autres projets qui auront lieu en 2024 au niveau du fondamental. Le service va aussi r\u00e9aliser une \u00e9valuation de ces exp\u00e9riences en concertation avec la Fondation. Par la suite, le <strong>Minist\u00e8re de la Culture<\/strong> est devenu membre du Comit\u00e9 de Pilotage de cette phase test et fait des propositions en mati\u00e8re artistique. Une premi\u00e8re mesure d\u2019impact du dispositif pourrait voir le jour en septembre 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D\u2019ores et d\u00e9j\u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/appel-a-projets-residences-dartistes-en-milieu-scolaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">un appel \u00e0 projets<\/a> a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 dans le cadre d\u2019une seconde phase, pour l\u2019ann\u00e9e scolaire 2024-2025. Enfin, <a href=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/rencontre-interdisciplinaire-leducation-artistique-et-culturelle-au-prisme-des-residences-dartistes-en-milieu-scolaire-et-de-lenseignement-des-langues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">une rencontre pluridisciplinaire<\/a> sur le sujet aura lieu en mars 204 pour avoir des \u00e9changes entre acteurs impliqu\u00e9s dans de tels projet en Allemagne, en Belgique et en France et avec de potentiels porteurs de projets au Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u2019\u00e9quipe de la Fondation Sommer est \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9coute de toute personne qui souhaiterait \u00e9changer sur ce sujet.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-creation-livre-illustre\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-creation-livre-illustre.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Creating an Illustrated Book<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2026-2027<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #f6a033;\"><strong>Primary Education\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Cycle 3.1\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Writing, illustration and publishing<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The RAMS project \u2018Creating an Illustrated Book\u2019, led by the publisher and illustrator <strong>Claudine Furlano<\/strong> (Zoom Editions), will take place at the <strong>L\u00ebnster Lyc\u00e9e International School (primary section)<\/strong>. This <strong>creative residency<\/strong> is aimed at <strong>Cycle 3.1<\/strong> classes.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of several weeks, the artist will develop a new publishing project with the students for the Post-Z-Book collection, which consists of small illustrated books of around twenty pages that can be sent by post. The students will <strong>explore various narrative and visual approaches centred on the themes of nature and sustainability<\/strong>. The project will combine factual information with a narrative and poetic approach accessible to children. This will be an opportunity for both the pupils and the teachers to make the connection with the theme of \u2018sustainability\u2019 included in this school year\u2019s lesson plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The children will gain an insight into the process of creating a book<\/strong>: the birth of an idea, the development of a story, the creation of illustrations and the various stages leading to the book\u2019s completion.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-sonic-canvas\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-sonic-canvas.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Sonic Canvas<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2026-2027<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #f6a033;\"><strong>Secondary Education\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Year Groups 5eP\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Sound and painting<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The RAMS \u2018Sonic Canvas\u2019 project, led by multidisciplinary artist <strong>Catherine Lorent<\/strong>, will take place at the <strong>L\u00ebnster Lyc\u00e9e International School (Secondary)<\/strong>. This is a <strong>research and creative residency<\/strong> aimed at two 5eP classes and one CIP (Classe d&#8217;Initiation Professionnelle) or COP (Classe d&#8217;Orientation Professionnelle) class.<\/p>\n<p>The project will explore the links between <strong>experimental painting, sound creation and DIY technologies<\/strong>. Through the use of <strong>canvases fitted with sound sensors, microphones and simple electronic tools<\/strong>, students will explore the relationship between the act of painting and the production of sound.<\/p>\n<p>The artist and participants will <strong>explore the materiality of the medium of painting whilst inventing a sound language linked to gesture and movement<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-regarder-lentement-temps-a-loeuvre\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-regarder-lentement-temps-a-loeuvre.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Regarder Lentement - Le temps \u00e0 l'\u0153uvre<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2026-2027<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #f6a033;\"><strong>Secondary Education\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Years 3e and 4e\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Photography<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The RAMS project \u2018Regarder lentement \u2013 Le temps \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre\u2019 (Looking Slowly \u2013 Time at Work), led by photographer <strong>Neckel Scholtus<\/strong> in partnership with the <strong>Lyc\u00e9e des Arts et M\u00e9tiers<\/strong>, is a <strong>creative residency focusing on the documentation and interpretation<\/strong> of the conditions and uses of the school space.<\/p>\n<p>A significant part of the work will be devoted to the photographic documentation of the school\u2019s renovation works, <strong>conceived as a photo-essay highlighting the transformations of the school and the transitional phases of its spaces<\/strong>. Using camera obscuras and digital photography, the students will combine different photographic styles and explore the <strong>complementarity between traditional and contemporary practices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the residency, <strong>an exhibition will be organised within the school<\/strong> to showcase each participant\u2019s personal publications. These publications will be conceived as individual editorial works reflecting the exchanges, perspectives and experiences of each participant during the residency, in dialogue not only with the students but also with the teachers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-dest-ass-net-dai-liewen\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-dest-ass-net-dai-liewen.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">D\u00ebst ass net d\u00e4i Liewen<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2026-2027<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #f6a033;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #f6a033;\"><strong>Secondary Education&nbsp; \u00b7&nbsp; 4e Classes&nbsp; \u00b7&nbsp; Short film<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The residency project \u2018D\u00ebst ass net d\u00e4i Liewen\u2019, led by director and screenwriter <strong>Genevi\u00e8ve Mersch<\/strong> and the <strong>National Audiovisual Centre (CNA)<\/strong> in partnership with the <strong>Lyc\u00e9e Michel Rodange<\/strong>, is a <strong>research residency focusing on the film adaptation<\/strong> of the novel by author Claudine Muno. The project will be carried out with Year 4 pupils enrolled in Luxembourgish language optional classes.<\/p>\n<p>As Claudine Muno\u2019s narrative is set in a secondary school in Luxembourg City, the collaboration with the Lyc\u00e9e Michel Rodange will enable director Genevi\u00e8ve Mersch to work within a school, in direct contact with students similar to the world and characters depicted in the novel.<\/p>\n<p>Through this project, <strong>the students will play an active role in developing a film script and will discover the various stages of filmmaking in Luxembourg<\/strong>. The dialogue with the pupils will provide an opportunity to find out their impressions and how they have interpreted the novel. Which scenes and characters have made an impression on them, and why? How do they feel about the spoken language used by the young protagonists in the novel and in the screenplay currently being written? The pupils\u2019 practical contribution will focus mainly on writing the dialogues. <strong>In this way, they will be able to infuse the characters in the forthcoming film with their own language and perspective.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-aus-der-zait\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-aus-der-zait.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Aus der Z\u00e4it<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2026-2027<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #f6a033;\"><strong>Primary Education \u00b7 Ages 9\u201310 (P4) \u00b7 Visual Arts and Scenography<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The RAMS project \u2018Aus der Z\u00e4it\u2019, led by visual artist and scenographer <strong>Stephanie Ribeiro Barbosa<\/strong>, will take place at the <strong>Gaston Thorn International School<\/strong>. During this <strong>research residency<\/strong>, the artist will explore the concept of time and reconnecting with oneself alongside <strong>students aged 9 to 10 from three P4 classes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Through visual art, installation and the design of sensory spaces, the artist is interested in how a work of art can convey feelings, suggest narratives and evoke an emotional experience without resorting to speech or text. The residency will feature <strong>observation and perception exercises, physical and sensory activities, artistic experimentation and moments of co-creation<\/strong>. During these co-creation sessions, the artist will offer the students an experience different from their everyday school life, making space for slowness, lightness, hope and contemplation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The project will evolve based on the exchanges, experiments and objects brought in by the students.<\/strong> Together, the artist and the children will create a form that resembles them and reflects their relationship with emotions and space.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-costume-des-emotions\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-RAMS-costume-des-emotions.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Costume des Emotions<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2026-2027<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #f6a033;\">Primary Education \u00b7 Cycles 2.2 and 3.2 \u00b7 Textile Art<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The RAMS project \u2018Costume des Emotions\u2019, led by costume designer <strong>Johanna De Santis<\/strong> from Atelier Spatz, will take place at the <strong>Schoul Uewerkuer<\/strong> (Oberkorn Primary School). During this <strong>research and creation residency<\/strong>, <strong>three classes from Cycles 2.2 and 3.2<\/strong> will be involved in the process of c<strong>reating costumes for adults<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The students will take part in all stages of the artistic process, focusing in particular on textures, materials, colours, shapes and <strong>how an emotion can be visually expressed through a costume<\/strong>. As part of this project, the children will explore their emotions in a creative, playful and non-verbal way, transforming them into artistic objects. <strong>Textile art and costume-making thus become a means of translating abstract emotions into visible and tangible forms.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-residence-artiste-milieu-scolaire-ane-erezue-poesie-du-papier\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-residence-artiste-milieu-scolaire-ane-erezue-poesie-du-papier.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">La Po\u00e9sie du Papier<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2025-2026<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<br \/>\nWith \u201cLa Po\u00e9sie du Papier\u201d, <strong>illustrator and writer Ane Er\u00e9zu\u00e9 led a co-creation residency<\/strong> inviting children to explore the four elements \u2013 air, water, earth and fire \u2013 through the visual arts, writing and sound creation.<\/p>\n<p>Over eight weeks, the four Cycle 4.2 classes discovered paper as a genuine creative medium. Starting with work on textures, colours, transparencies and shapes, the students gradually produced collaborative artworks inspired by nature. At the same time, they wrote poems, recorded their voices and created soundscapes. The whole project was brought together in an immersive installation presented at the closing exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key challenges of this residency was to guide the students towards a more abstract artistic approach. After an initial period of hesitation, the children gradually learnt to move away from figurative representation to explore the sensations, materials and emotions associated with the four elements. This development shows that they had truly taken ownership of the artistic approach proposed by the artist.<\/p>\n<p>The project culminated in an exhibition opening organised entirely by the students, the teachers and the artist. The children played an active role by presenting the works, guiding visitors in several languages and sharing the creative process that led to the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>Key stages of the residency:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exploring the artistic world of Ane Er\u00e9zu\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Experiments with textures and the four elements<\/li>\n<li>Creating collaborative artworks<\/li>\n<li>Writing poems and making sound recordings<\/li>\n<li>Creating an immersive installation<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition opening and guided tours led by the students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;6512,6513,6514,6515,6516&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"corps in situ\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/corps-in-situ.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Macadam<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2025-2026<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<br \/>\nThe RAMS \u2018Macadam\u2019 project, led by choreographer Jennifer Gohier <em>(Cie Corps in Situ)<\/em> at Lyc\u00e9e Bel-Val, is a choreographic research residency where dance and skateboarding come together.<\/p>\n<p>The artist worked with four 5e AD classes, exploring the following question: how can movement, balance and falling become artistic material? Skateboarding was used as a symbol of freedom, rebellion and identity, thus becoming a means of expression through which the students traced their own \u2018line on the tarmac\u2019. Together, the students and artists explored what this symbol meant to them: a space for self-assertion, freedom, or perhaps even creative instability.<\/p>\n<p>The residency took place in two stages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an initial research phase led by the company, focusing on exploring new patterns of movement;<\/li>\n<li>followed by a phase of exchange and mediation, during which the pupils actively took part in experimental workshops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Open rehearsals allowed the whole school community to observe the creative process.<\/p>\n<p>The residency concluded with a presentation of the work, showcasing the collective journey and the exchanges between the artists and the pupils.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discover the creative process in the following video:<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1200115347?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"murmures\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/murmures.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Murmures<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2025-2026<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<br \/>\nWith <strong>\u2018Murmures\u2019<\/strong>, <strong>choreographer Giovanni Zazzera and the Z-ART company<\/strong> offered a research residency exploring <strong>the links between movement, sound and technology<\/strong>. At the heart of the project, the interactive installation \u2018Touch Me\u2019 transforms the movements of the dancers and students into sound, turning the body into a true instrument of expression.<\/p>\n<p>Over a <strong>four-week period<\/strong> spread between November 2025 and March 2026, the artists took up residence at the L\u00ebnster Lyc\u00e9e International School to develop their work whilst involving three classes in the research process. The workshops invited pupils to experiment with movement, explore their sensations and discover the various stages involved in creating a contemporary choreographic work.<\/p>\n<p>One of the distinctive features of this residency lay in <strong>the reciprocal influence between the artistic research and the interaction with the students<\/strong>. The students\u2019 personal stories, movements, imaginations and the diversity of the profiles encountered \u2013 particularly within the class that brought together young people from migrant backgrounds as well as students with special learning needs \u2013 fuelled the team\u2019s artistic work and enriched their reflection on \u2018Murmures\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The residency gradually extended beyond the scope of the workshops. Thanks to the artists\u2019 daily presence at the school, the students were able to observe rehearsals, chat informally with the artistic team and follow the project\u2019s progress. <strong>This immersion helped to make the residency an experience shared by the entire school community, extending far beyond the participating classes alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Initially, the final performance did not include the presence of students on stage. However, as the weeks went by, the quality of the collaboration and the group\u2019s commitment led one class to spontaneously join the dancers during the performance on Francophonie Day. This development perfectly illustrates the dynamic of co-creation that developed throughout the residency and the way in which the project evolved through its interaction with the school environment.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-sm-4 pull-right p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"parallax-image project-image\" alt=\"fondation-sommer-luxembourg-residence-artiste-milieu-scolaire-bombyx-keng-meck-kee-schockela\"\r\n                               style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fondation-sommer.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fondation-sommer-luxembourg-residence-artiste-milieu-scolaire-bombyx-keng-meck-kee-schockela.jpg\">\r\n            <span style=\"margin-right: -10px;\" class=\"img-copyright\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class='list-item pl-logo'>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-title\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"\">Keng M\u00e9ck, Kee Schockela!<\/h2>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"project-year\">2025-2026<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div style=\"margin-left:15px; margin-right:15px;\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The RAMS <strong>\u2018Keng M\u00e9ck, keen Schockela\u2019<\/strong> took place at the Gaston Diderich Primary School in Belair. It was led by the <strong>Bombyx collective<\/strong>, composed of <strong>Pascale No\u00e9 Adam<\/strong> (director), <strong>Gianfranco Celestino<\/strong> (choreographer) and <strong>Nathalie No\u00e9 Adam<\/strong> (set designer).<\/p>\n<p>This was a <strong>research residency<\/strong>: the artists developed their next production aimed at young audiences and, as part of this, involved three Cycle 3.2 classes in their research process.<\/p>\n<p>The residency lasted a <strong>total of five weeks<\/strong>. During the workshops led by the artists, the children explored the theme <strong>through dance, theatre and the visual arts<\/strong>. During their science introduction lessons, they explored these discoveries in greater depth with their teachers by taking a closer look at the world of insects.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the project, the three classes presented a small exhibition to their parents and classmates, showcasing the work they had carried out with the artists. 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