Biennale de Lyon, Jeune Création Internationale

A specific curated collaboration - not open to the call for applications

Residency brief

The Rendez-vous manifestation, renamed Jeune création internationale [Young International Creation] in 2019, has been running for 22 years now. Created in 2002, this exhibition dedicated to emerging artists, has grown to become a major event not only in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, but also internationally. This manifestation, which is the result of a unique partnership between French institutions, brings together the Lyon Biennale, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Villeurbanne (IAC), the Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art (macLYON) and an art school in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. These institutions have pooled their resources to offer an international "rendez-vous" in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, as part of the Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art. Ten up-and-coming artists — five each from the regional and international scenes — have been invited to design a project for the 17th Lyon Biennale. The mix of institutions — with intersecting territories, shared networks and exposure to a variety of audiences — offers the young artists tremendous visibility.

For this new edition, the regional artists were selected via a call for projects open to all artists with a link to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and selected by a jury of art professionals. The international selection, however, was made through invitations extended to curators and in collaboration with other biennials and cultural institutions. Jeune création internationale has established a fruitful partnership with Kochi-Muziris Biennale for the 2024 edition, as this biennale has been invited to propose a selection of young Indian artists, one among them will be invited to participate in this year manifestation and benefit from a one-month residency, thanks to Villa Swagatam.

The artist will have the opportunity to produce an artwork on site, the emphasis on new creation being a priority for this project, and will also work closely with the team of the Lyon Biennale, in particular the Institute of Contemporary Art, which will host the exhibition Jeune création internationale, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. In this very unique context, the artist will take part in the Lyon Biennale’s professional days, as one of Jeune création internationale's main aims is to give artists the opportunity to meet art professionals from all over the world.

  • Thematic focus Visual arts
  • Location Lyon
  • Dates August - September 2024
  • Length of stay 1 month

Location

As a tool for creation, experimentation, and research in contemporary art, the Institute of Contemporary Art (IAC) develops a 1,200 m2 space for exhibitions and the curation of a collection of artworks (comprising nearly 1,900 pieces) with international influence. By design, the IAC is integrated into a broad spectrum, spanning from the local to the global. It undertakes numerous projects—including exhibitions, residencies, and workshops with schools—across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in collaboration with partner organisations, with a particular emphasis on rural areas.

Within the context of Jeune création internationale, the IAC offers regional and international artists the opportunity to work on-site and create artworks within its workshop. Residents have access to a 180 square metres space equipped with various tools and machinery for working with wood, iron, or steel. They are encouraged to utilise local resources and engage with regional companies throughout the duration of their residency.

During the month-long residency, the artist will first be housed at the Studio in macLYON, located on the edge of the Parc de la Tête d'Or, one of Lyon's most famous green spaces. This will be an opportunity for the artist to interact with the macLYON staff on a daily basis, before moving into shared accommodation with other international and local artists invited to participate in Jeune creation international to work closely with the IAC team.

Our Laureates

Sahil Naik Indian laureate artist

This year, on the proposal of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the artistic direction of Jeune création internationale together with Alexia Fabre, guest curator of the 17th Lyon Biennale, selected Sahil Naik to be part of the manifestation. Born in 1991, Sahil Naik lives and works in Goa, India.

Sahil Naik's practice examines the modalities of evidence and truth through architecture, minor and casual histories, mythology, forensics and the internet. His current project Monuments, Mausoleums, Memorials, Modernism studies the violence of the nation-building project with a focus on South Asia and the Non-aligned world.

His works were included in the 5th editions of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale curated by Shubigi Rao and the Art Encounters Biennale, Timișoara curated by Adrian Notz. He has exhibited with TBA 21 on stage; and at Foundation Elpis, Milan; Vitrine, Basel; Delfina Foundation and Asia House, London; Bridget Donahue as a part of Condo, New York; Beirut Art Center, Lebanon; MMAG Foundation, Amman; Khoj International Artists’ Association and the Serendipity Arts Festival, India; Aomori Contemporary Art Center, Aomori, Japan and at HH Art Spaces, Goa.

His solo presentations include Spectres, Specimens and Ships in Doubt (2023); All Is Water and to Water We Must Return (2021); Monuments, Mausoleums, Memorials, Modernism (2020) and Ground Zero (2017) at Experimenter, Kolkata.

He was the recipient of Five Million Incidents, instituted by Goethe Institut New Delhi with RAQS Media Collective. He was also the recipient of the inaugural Warehouse 421 Artistic Research Grant and of the Prameya Art Foundation Publishing Grant for South Asia with VASL in Pakistan, Britto Arts Trust in Bangladesh and Theertha in Sri Lanka; and the Arts (Productions) grant instituted by the India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore.