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Projet Phenix is ​​an experimental short film directed by Vincent Lorca and Prune Nourry, presented as part of the eponymous exhibition on view at Galerie Templon, Paris, from September 4 to October 23, 2021 and at Fondation Bullukian, Lyon, from September 18 to December 27, 2025. The piece tells the encounter between the artist and the visually impaired models, whom she sculpted blindfolded for months, without ever seeing the results.

For Projet Phenix, Prune Nourry revives the tradition of portraiture and explores the intimate relationship between artist and model. Over several months, she invited eight visually impaired people to pose in her studio and created a bust of each model without ever seeing them, only by touching them and listening to their story.
Plunged into total darkness, the exhibition invites visitors to share the same experience as the artist. Following a carefully marked-out exhibition itinerary, based on standard guidance systems for the blind and visually impaired, everyone is invited to discover the eight works using their sense of touch, as well as in an adjacent room, the short film and eight works in paper representing models’ hands, embossed with the help of a printer specialized in Braille.

Acknowledgements:
The eight models: David Alterman, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Hayat Chaïb, Danielle Naejus, Gnagna Adams, Jean-Marie Murienne, Doris Valerio, Roxane Jeseck
To Tatyana Franck and Sophie Ubald-Bocquet for their generous support.
Templon Gallery and team. https://www.templon.com/
Fondation Bullukian and team. https://www.bullukian.com/

Executive production : Praxis Films

Discover, on Spotify, some extracts from the conversations recorded during the sculpting sessions between the artist and David, Jean-Philippe, Hayat, Danielle, Gnagna, Jean-Marie, Doris, and Roxane: https://open.spotify.com/show/36gwhyl...