
920 A chemin Marcel Dereynal
97170 Petit-Bourg
Guadeloupe
Piste de la Courtade
Île de Porquerolles
83400 Porquerolles
France
During a sound walk on the evening of a full moon, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in part of the sculpture garden and the island's landscapes, guided by the voices of Patti Smith and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Le Temps de La Nuit is a sensory work connected to the energy of the island, created by Soundwalk Collective. This international art collective explores and sublimates the world we live in through sound.
Discover the meeting of art and nature in an energetic setting. Perceive the forest as a space of transformation and the sea as an opening onto infinity.
To connect with the island and start this ritual, visitors are offered a beverage made from the estate's own plants, to absorb the DNA of the place.
maximum 20 people, for ages 15 and over
This guided tour is available around the nights of full moons, in July and August.
Starts at 9:30pm, duration approx. 1h30.
Price: €20 / person
Musician and member of the folk-rock band Moriarty for 20 years, graduate in economics and political science (he created a newspaper sold to the group Les Echos), passionate about enigmas (he founded the company Ma langue au chat)... Charles Carmignac, 42 years old, could be qualified as a jack-of-all-trades. The difference is that this pragmatic creative goes to the end of his desires.
Since 2017 at the head of the Foundation created by his father, he says he is happy with this appointment:
Everything converges for me in this mission: art, economics, politics and even the enigmatic side. Everything interests me... I would have loved to be a gardener!
While his father's love affair with the island and the Villa dates back twenty years, he discovered them in 2012.
And it's a love story too. For sentimental, friendly and spiritual reasons, I am very attached to this place today. It has shifted a lot of lines in my life...it has transformed me.
The challenge of creating an art center on an island and in the heart of a national park, he considers it the key to success..
For my father, it couldn't be done anywhere else. He wanted a crossing, that you could leave your daily life behind, arrive with an open mind ready to welcome new things. What was the difficulty of the project is now its richness. The works are integrated into the landscape, the artists are inspired by the place and our partnership with the National Park is strengthened through common projects aiming to promote the dialogue between art and the preserved nature of the island.
What has marked him since the opening?
Seeing people crossed by a strong emotion, potentially transformed, when they were not necessarily art lovers... What is closest to his heart? To contribute through art and photojournalism to raise awareness and mobilize individual and collective consciousness.
For him, the Esprit Parc National brand is "in line with a commitment that we are pursuing with an experiment on water management, or the implementation of the principle of circular system with, in particular, the reuse of materials from the works in the vineyards that are worked in biodynamics
Chemin Notre Dame
Ile de Porquerolles
83400 Porquerolles
France
Quai Lélia Le Ber
83400 Porquerolles
France
Rue des Anciens Chais
83400 Porquerolles
France