Have you booked your place to find out more about ‘The Crew’?

In April, May and June 2012, the sculptor Cécile Raynal spent three Europe–Caribbean rotations aboard the Fort-Saint-Pierre, a container ship operated by CMA-CGM.

‘In a context of interdependence and solidarity, I am interested in the crew members as subjects, beyond their roles and hierarchies. Bringing together, within this confined space, the work of sculpture with that of the seafarers. Capturing in clay what they reveal of themselves at sea – their faces and gestures scrutinised as if they were landscapes and places of memory. ” – Cécile Raynal

Over the course of these 90 days, the artist created sculpted portraits of the men and women of the crew. Back on land, she produced a series of sculptures based on the portraits and the sailors’ stories.

Discover the sculptures, on display in the lobby and the documentation centre at the ENSM site in Le Havre, and view three portraits from among the thirty or so pieces that make up the series “Les hommes d’équipage”.

Join us on 9 November in the main lecture theatre at the ENSM site in Le Havre from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm.