Fabras, Ardèche

Opening : From 01/05 to 03/11.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.

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Guided tours of the castle and exhibitions. Duration 1h30. The visit can be coupled with that of the gardens, labeled "Jardin remarquable".

The gardens of Château du Pin have been awarded the "Remarkable Garden" label as "artist's gardens". Around a 16th-century fortified house, slopes and terraces create a mysterious and intimate world. Ancient roses and wisteria, among others, host the works of contemporary artists: sculptures by Martine Diersé (who also designed the gardens), and other guest artists.
The gardens of Château du Pin have been awarded the "Remarkable Garden" label as "artist's gardens". Around a 16th-century fortified house, slopes and terraces create a mysterious and intimate world. Ancient roses and wisteria, among others, host the works of contemporary artists: sculptures by Martine Diersé (who also designed the gardens), and other guest artists.

This season:
. Somewhere inside us, above us, below us, below us: ‘Zeus, somewhere’, with photos by Isabelle LIV, immense skies deep in the soul, abstract landscapes inhabit the picture rails of the château, the walls and the gardens.
. ‘Mycélium’, in the château's print shop, an installation by Tristan ZILBERMAN and his photos: ‘Insectes, arachnides and C°, Portraits de famille’. Dissection and dissolution are pinned down with sculptural precision in the staircase and gallery.
. ‘Fleurs de plomb’, a myriad of dry pastels and stencils by LOUISENEIGE, ‘Cœurs céramique’ by MARTINE DIERSÉ and mini-tapisseries by anonymous artists climb the spiral staircase in a never-ending dream.
. By Martine Diersé:
‘A winter pastime for the idle old woman’, according to Martine DIERSÉ - when, in the château, the colour stylobille pays homage to living roses and dead birds.
‘Fleurs du jardin’ (Garden flowers): a series of drawings by Martine Diersé reproduced on canvas, exploring the roots and metamorphoses of plants.
‘Mécanique Carmontelle’: a series of engravings, black and translucent landscapes.
‘Carmontelle Mechanics’, a series of engravings, (almost) endless black and translucent landscapes in an optical box.
. ‘Roses en bataille’, among the paintings and drawings of Colette BONZO (1917-1967), a focus on paintings of rose gardens, via a text written and narrated by Isabelle DESCOURS.
. Also in the staircase tower, ‘Insulaires oxydations’ and ‘Vanités’ by secondary school and sixth form students, who, through a work on “forgetting” or in connection with Martine Diersé's ‘Vanités’, question the works of the visual artists who are exhibiting this season, the thirtieth of its kind initiated by the Colette Bonzo association at the château and in the gardens of Le Pin.

. From 19 July, ‘LA RÉTROSPECTIVE’. A testament to 30 years of exhibitions, concerts and theatre performances initiated by the Colette Bonzo Association in the château, the gardens of Le Pin and sometimes outside the walls: along the garden, a trail of tarpaulins featuring works by artists who have exhibited or performed at Le Pin since 1995.

A new feature! LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES (THE BOOK BARN): the barn on the road leading to Le Pin château is open to the public. On the menu is a series of panels featuring extracts from the many books published by ÉDITIONS DU PIN over the last 30 years. A place dedicated to books and reading. First public reading on Wednesday 6 August.

And also
. On Saturday 7 June, as part of RENDEZ-VOUS AUX JARDINS on 7 and 8 June, a dry stone workshop.
. Saturday 19 July at 6pm, musical opening of the 30th ESTIVALES DU CHÂTEAU DU PIN.

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