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FOREST
How many trees does it take to make a forest? The Villa Datris Foundation Collection is made up of over 200 works by French and international artists like as many specimens of plants and animals. Unique and plural, it encompasses all sorts of wild species in the shade of its canopy. From the youngest shoot to the tallest treetops, it invites us to respect the individualities that enrich shared ensembles.

GAGLIARDI Antonio, Maisons d'oiseaux, 2011, 7 éléments 100 x 80 x 50 cm, Collection Fondation Villa Datris, Photo © Franck Couvreur

Antonio GAGLIARDI, Maisons d'oiseaux, 2011,
Dimensions variables,
Collection Fondation Villa Datris,
Photo © Franck Couvreur

SPACE TRAVEL
Like an invitation on a journey, through their works the artists plunge us into their fantasy, their own world, their little planet. Exploring the known frontiers of sculpture, rediscovering forgotten lands and bringing back some memories is part of the journey linked to the Collection. With each exhibition and each work acquired, a new territory opens up to us to better discover and push back the limits of our imagination.

HUSKY Suzanne, Forest, 2010, Dimensions variables, Collection Fondation Villa Datris, Photo © Franck Couvreur

Suzanne HUSKY, Forest, 2010,
Dimensions variables,
Collection Fondation Villa Datris,
Photo © Franck Couvreur

IMAGINARY CITY
Our own home, unique to each person, symbolises the intimate architecture of an ideal. Built up gradually alongside the different themes of the Villa Datris Foundation’s exhibitions, the Collection becomes the cosmopolitan refuge of the cultural contributions that enrich it. By setting alongside each other the utopias of each artist, we can dream of an imaginary city which invites us to collectively rethink our world.

ELIASSON Olafur, Firefly biosphere (sunspotting), 2022, 70 cm de diamètre, Collection Fondation Villa Datris, Photo © Jens Ziehe

Olafur ELIASSON, Firefly biosphere (sunspotting), 2022,
70 cm de diamètre,
Collection Fondation Villa Datris,
Photo © Jens Ziehe

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STRANGE FOREST
How many trees does it take to make a forest? The Villa Datris Foundation Collection is made up of over 200 works by French and international artists like as many specimens of plants and animals. Unique and plural, it encompasses all sorts of wild species in the shade of its canopy. From the youngest shoot to the tallest treetops, it invites us to respect the individualities that enrich shared ensembles.

HUSKY Suzanne, Forest, 2010, Dimensions variables, Collection Fondation Villa Datris, Photo © Franck Couvreur

Suzanne HUSKY, Forest, 2010,
Dimensions variables,
Collection Fondation Villa Datris,
Photo © Franck Couvreur

IMAGINARY CITY
Our own home, unique to each person, symbolises the intimate architecture of an ideal. Built up gradually alongside the different themes of the Villa Datris Foundation’s exhibitions, the Collection becomes the cosmopolitan refuge of the cultural contributions that enrich it. By setting alongside each other the utopias of each artist, we can dream of an imaginary city which invites us to collectively rethink our world.

GAGLIARDI Antonio, Maisons d'oiseaux, 2011, 7 éléments 100 x 80 x 50 cm, Collection Fondation Villa Datris, Photo © Franck Couvreur

Antonio GAGLIARDI, Maisons d'oiseaux, 2011,
Dimensions variables,
Collection Fondation Villa Datris,
Photo © Franck Couvreur

SPACE TRAVEL
Like an invitation on a journey, through their works the artists plunge us into their fantasy, their own world, their little planet. Exploring the known frontiers of sculpture, rediscovering forgotten lands and bringing back some memories is part of the journey linked to the Collection. With each exhibition and each work acquired, a new territory opens up to us to better discover and push back the limits of our imagination.

ELIASSON Olafur, Firefly biosphere (sunspotting), 2022, 70 cm de diamètre, Collection Fondation Villa Datris, Photo © Jens Ziehe

Olafur ELIASSON, Firefly biosphere (sunspotting), 2022,
70 cm de diamètre,
Collection Fondation Villa Datris,
Photo © Jens Ziehe