Patricia Morosan

The cliffs that are over 100 meters high and stretch for more than 4 km between Houlgate and Villers-sur-Mer in Normandy are called Les Vaches Noires. Their name comes from a fisherman song that has long been forgotten. The origin of their construction lies 150 million years in the past, around the Jurassic period. They originate from a series of layers of different materials that have been deposited over time: clay, marl, chalk, marine sediment deposits and fossils. In this microcosm on the Atlantic, I explore the unique, raw cliffs, which play an essential role in our planetary memory through the many fossils that may be found here. The work is not only about questions of geology, but also about time for imagination and caring for the future. With the work That Every Stone Is, I turn to a material that has a much older history than humanity - and thus also enables the emergence of human existence. The stones serve here as access points to different layers and scales of temporalities and proposes to spend our time in the act of perceiving, reflecting and connecting to other forms of existence. Using a variety of media, including photography, video, silkscreen and sound installation, That Every Stone Is delves into theses thousand-year-old rocks through imaginary rituals and symbolic dialogues.