Tilia

Some figures disappear without their influence dying. The hundred-year-old lime tree at Moly-Sabata welcomed everyone who passed through the park gates until it was uprooted by a storm last year. This type of tree in Europe remains a symbol of welcome throughout the ages, planted to better receive visitors. Today, despite its absence, the site’s hospitality remains strong. The Tilia exhibition invites us to ask ourselves what we do with what remains and how we can continue to invent welcoming forms. So, in addition to paying attention to the crafting of so much wood, we must also be enthusiastic about objects that receive others, with unwavering kindness. Contemplation and hospitality remain.

Translated extract from the group show presentation Tilia by Joël Riff