21 March 2019

Arthur Rimbaud 'chair-poems' in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes (08)

Alchimie des Ailleurs, by Michel Goulet (2011)

This artwork is a result of a number of organisations working together, and was revealed in October 2011. 

Michel Goulet, the sculptor from Québec, made these eighteen 'chair-poems' in stainless steel as a link between the Musée Arthur Rimbaud and the Maison d'Ailleurs. Here, there are eighteen extracts from Rimbaud's works, each one followed by an unpublished poem by a contemproary Francophone writer. I show each chair, plus the name and nationality of the poet.

Mathieu BROSSEAU (France)

Liliane WOUTERS (Belgium)

Denise DESAUTELS (Québec)

Jean-Pierre VERHEGGEN (Belgium)

NIMROD (Chad)

Samira NEGROUCHES (Algeria)

Marie-Claire BANCOUART (France)

Ferdando d'ALMEIDA (Cameroon)

Vénus KHOURY-GHATA (Lebanon)

Linda Maria BAROS (Rumania)

Michel A. THÉRIEN (Canada)

Alise KOLTZ (Luxembourg)

Jean-Marc DESGENT (Québec)

Amadou Lamine SALL (Senegal)

Christien PRIGENT (France)

Éric BROGNIET (Belgium)

Jean-Paul DAOUST (Québec)

Pierre-Alain TÂCHE (Switzerland)

Michel Goulet also created the literary chairs in Montréal, also (all) viewable on my blog here.

My Arthur Rimbaud posts:
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Yanny Hureaux: Un Ardennais nommé Rimbaud
Arthur Rimbaud and the Vilains bonhommes, Paris 6e
Rimbaud's 'Le Bateau ivre' sculpture, Paris 6e
Arthur Rimbaud, Parc Balnéaire du Prado, Marseille
Arthur Rimbaud in Charleville-Mézières cemetery
Arthur Rimbaud in Roche
Arthur Rimbaud quotations, Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud memorial, Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud murals in Charleville-Mézières
Rimbaud and Verlaine in Camden Town
Arthur Rimbaud museums in Charleville-Mézières
Arthur Rimbaud in Attigny
Arthur Rimbaud and Hervé Tonglet in Charleville-Mézières

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