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Culture can perhaps be defined as that which does not emerge or grow by itself but needs a helping hand. Paradoxically, there is nothing that comes more natural to humans than culture. Raising a child, cultivating the land – these are more than ‘natural’ things for humans to do, they are cultural undertakings. Over the course of several millennia, from the first agricultural techniques to the hypertechnological civilization we now live in, cultural techniques have liberated us from natural constraints. But in the last few decades we have reached a turning point: humans are free from natural constraints, but nature …

« J’ai voulu créer un futur fantasmé, lieu d’une harmonie possible entre l’humain et la machine ». Quand Salomé Chatriot, 25 ans, énonce son désir à voix haute, on est tout de suite happé. Par ses mots et par ses œuvres. Qui donnent naissance à un univers science-fictionnel étrange, autant dérangeant qu’accueillant. Un nouvel organisme vivant qui se regarde, se touche et se sent. Voire même : se pénètre."I wanted to create a fantasy future, a place of possible harmony between humans and machines." When Salomé Chatriot, 25 years old, states her desire aloud, we are immediately drawn in. By her words and …