16 November 2023

18:25 – 19:10

Amphithéâtre Faure

Mélinée Faubert

Mélinée Faubert holds a Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique from the Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, specializing in scenography and event communication. After working for several years in Africa in the field of live performance (organizing festivals, creating sets for companies, leading workshops, etc.), Mélinée Faubert specialized in scenography and exhibition production management. For fifteen years, she managed and co-designed large-scale exhibitions for the Mostra and Clémence Farrell agencies, before joining Agence Abaque as artistic director and scenographer. Now self-employed, her practice is evolving towards eco-design and connection to the living world. She has followed with interest the Centre Pompidou’s MOOC on Art and Ecology, and the latest exhibitions for which she has been artistic director tackle complex subjects linked in particular to the protection of the oceans, the Great Barrier Reef and mangroves. Immersed in the world of contemporary art and the innovative practices of this milieu that revolve around new technologies and ecology, she recently joined the Augures Lab Scénographie collective to take part in the forward-looking collaborative working group that is thinking about eco-scenography in the field of live performance and exhibition.

Conference: Eco-design, a low-carbon method for exhibitions?

The art world has always been at the forefront of social movements. Many issues have been brought to the forefront of the political stage thanks to the actions of committed and influential artists. And ecology is no exception! However, while we welcome the fact that works such as Olafur Eliason’s monumental installations (from 2003’s The Wheater project to 2015’s Ice Watch) raise crucial questions about global warming, museums and cultural institutions must also think globally to reduce the energy expenditure and ecological impact of exhibitions. Forced by inflation in energy costs, from reducing lighting costs to optimizing the performance of audiovisual equipment, exhibition designers, manufacturers and producers are looking for ways to cut costs. But the solution to a lighter carbon footprint undoubtedly comes from a broader approach through eco-design. This practice enables the environment to be taken into account right from the design stage, and throughout the exhibition’s lifecycle. This transversal methodological approach guarantees an overall reduction in environmental impact, from the choice of the exhibition’s lifespan and the number of works exhibited, to the anticipation of the reuse or recycling of productions, via the reasoned choice and sustainable sourcing of the materials used.