As part of his global Refuge d’art project, installed in the heart of the Haute-Provence Geopark, Andy Goldsworthy has taken over the abandoned hamlet of La Forest, in the commune of Saint-Geniez.
Refuge d’Art is a single work of art designed by British artist Andy Goldsworthy in partnership with the Gassendi Museum and the Haute-Provence Geopark. This route, the only one of its kind in Europe, crosses 150 km of the Geopark’s exceptional landscapes, combining contemporary art, hiking and heritage in a unique way. In each of these once-abandoned locations, the artist has created a specific work that is now part of the built environment. The work created in the hamlet of La Forest is a stone cavity lit by zenithal light in place of the former church choir.
“The Forest is an extraordinary village in ruins (…) If the stone is reused or a new building erected on the site of the old one, new life emerges.” Andy Goldsworthy.
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