Venues and dates

Welcomed in the exhibition spaces of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie, located at the heart of the Hôtel-Dieu, a heritage site once dedicated to hospitality and care, built in the 15th century and rebuilt according to the plans of Jacques-Germain Soufflot during the 18th century, the artists have conceived works that reflect care and attention to others. They evoke rituals that are sometimes remembered, invented, syncretic, and cross-cultural: rites of healing, incantation, and passage.

For its 17th edition, the Lyon Biennale is taking up residence for the first time in a former hospital, the Grand Hôtel-Dieu, a heritage site devoted in days gone by to hospitality and care. Built in the 12th century, it was reconstructed in the 18th century to the plans of Jacques-Germain Soufflot.
In its heritage spaces, such as the Hôpital de la Charité’s archive room and the apothecary’s shops, the Biennale is displaying rituals related to the cycles of living creatures–from birth to death–that echo the site’s medical and religious history. In conjunction with the programming of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon, which showcases the cultural, emotional and environmental aspects of cookery, the Lyon Biennale is also introducing new conviviality practices through shared actions and collaborative workshops.

Duration

00:50

Featuring

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Christian BoltanskiAnimitas (blanc), 2017

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Otobong NkangaAlterscapes: Playground, 2005

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Suzanne HuskyLes oiseaux semant la vie, 2022

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Florian MerminViolette Cristal, 2024

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Hajar Satari

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Malo ChapuySans titre, 2022

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Annette Messager – Eux et nous, nous et eux, 2024

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Delphine Balley

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Guadalupe Maravilla (1)

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu

  • Les voix des fleuves Crossing the water

Guadalupe Maravilla (2)

La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon – Grand Hôtel-Dieu