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Art The Garance Primat Collection

  • Symbolized by the dragonfly, the Garance Primat Collection reminds us that the entire Universe derives from the elements: water, earth, fire, air and ether. Present for almost 350 million years, the pretty damselfly, a symbol of balance and transmission, has lived through the centuries and was able to adapt to the pressure of the environment.

  • Since 2014, the Collection has thrived in the Domaine des Etangs, a space removed from the world and from time, which offers an introspective artistic experience. It is an invitation to reconnect with the living world, nature, the cosmos, the sky and the earth, but also with one’s own nature, with what moves us. The Domaine des Etangs is a land of connection, and it conveys a message of protection, respect and love for our environment. It invites visitors to explore the beauty that surrounds us, to surrender and immerse themselves in the welcoming nature.

Art is everywhere

In this inspiring place, Art is everywhere: in the temporary exhibitions designed by renowned curators and showcased in a dedicated venue, La Laiterie; in the in-situ works of art; in the restored buildings that enhance the heritage; and in the first of all creations: nature. Lee Ufan, Tomás Saraceno, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Ugo Rondinone, Richard Long, Tony Cragg, from Irina Rasquinet, Elmgreen & Dragset... At the Domaine des Etangs great figures from the world of contemporary art are showcased and enrich the Art & Nature trail, the signature of the estate. Nature inspires the artists who in turn reveal it all the better. The Domaine des Etangs also hosts artists' residencies, open-air studios, allowing artists to create works that resonate with the natural elements found on site, such as Wang Keping's Vénus de l’Etang.

Art is everywhere

In this inspiring place, Art is everywhere: in the temporary exhibitions designed by renowned curators and showcased in a dedicated venue, La Laiterie; in the in-situ works of art; in the restored buildings that enhance the heritage; and in the first of all creations: nature. Lee Ufan, Tomás Saraceno, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Ugo Rondinone, Richard Long, Tony Cragg, from Irina Rasquinet, Elmgreen & Dragset... At the Domaine des Etangs great figures from the world of contemporary art are showcased and enrich the Art & Nature trail, the signature of the estate. Nature inspires the artists who in turn reveal it all the better. The Domaine des Etangs also hosts artists' residencies, open-air studios, allowing artists to create works that resonate with the natural elements found on site, such as Wang Keping's Vénus de l’Etang.

La Laiterie

A stone’s throw from the Château and the Longère, La Laiterie is a sturdy 18th-century building rooted in the farming estate. A legacy of stone and wood that once housed the farms and animals today houses the Artspace and the temporary exhibitions of the Domaine des Etangs. Designed to celebrate knowledge, transmission, and sharing, La Laiterie also houses two libraries on its mezzanine, custom-created by the designer Raphaël Navot. To the left is the library of the past, with its books predating 1920. To the right, the future library is designed like a circular path around a shelf containing books from 1930 onwards.

Du sol au soleil

The monographic exhibition of Tomás Saraceno was imagined as a wander across human and non-human universes, revealing their choreographies, and the limitless yet fragile bonds that unite these worlds.

Lumière des mondes

This collective exhibition of the Garance Primat Collection aimed to embody and celebrate the link between beings beyond simple filiation. Nature generates reflections and emotions. Without light, the earth would be plunged into darkness.

Poussières d’étoiles

This collective exhibition of the Collection, was an exploration of the celestial routes, a wandering between the earth and the stars.The exhibition was a cosmic journey inspired by Hubert Reeves, in a region marked by the fall of a meteorite 200 million years ago.

Art is knowledge, a knowledge that words convey

Previous Exhibitions

  • Eaux Primordiales by Claudia Paetzold

  • Tomás Saraceno, Du Sol au Soleil by Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel

  • Yves Klein, Les Éléments et Les Couleurs by Daniel Moquay and Philippe Siauve

  • La Lumière des Mondes by Hervé Mikaeloff and Ingrid Pux

  • Poussière d’Étoiles by Hervé Mikaeloff

  • Tribus du Monde by Anne de Vandière