Journées du Patrimoine : Expositions : L'idiome du village, collection Jean-François Vrod

A Spotlight on Rural Life and Unsung Artists.

Twenty artists, twenty worlds, and one thing in common: Jean-François Vrod. For years, this musician with a passion for folk art has set out to meet men and women who create in private—in their gardens, on the beach, in the street, or in their homes.

His collection has been built around these unconventional individuals, who have no formal artistic training and are primarily based in rural areas.

Folk toys, sculptures made of driftwood or oyster shells, colored-pencil drawings on the theme of sports, thickly applied paintings, sculptures in granite or stone powder agglomerate: all unique creations waiting to be discovered.

Through this collection and this exhibition project, the stories of these little-known artists continue to be told and shared.