The sale of the artworks is in favor of FRANCE CANCER 06 for the INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research) and the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) and the association TOUS AVEC HUGO www.tousavechugo.com created in September for little Hugo, born on February 3, 2012, suffering from a neuroblastoma, a very rare cancer.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 6 PM, at the Maison de l’Environnement, 31 avenue Castellane 06100 Nice, in the presence of the artists and officials.
The 14th edition of ARTSENS launches the theme of the Circle: this ring without beginning or end that unites people, a symbol of love, friendship, equality, democracy, and that exerts a mythical power over humans.
It is across the world, in every culture, that circles and rings exert a mythical power over humans.
And the round shape of the sun, the moon, the earth, the cycle of the seasons are at the base of many rites and religions.
Retained as a symbol of love, friendship, protection. It represents equality and democracy. In African tribes, elders gather in a large circle, a shape that facilitates exchange.
Circle like a crown that congratulated, in ancient Greece, the laureates of sports or poetic contests and important figures.
The emblem of the European Community is a circle of golden stars on a solid blue background, each representing a member state.
And everywhere in the universe, rings are exchanged during important rites of life, such as marriage.
Symbol of fidelity, of continuity, the circle has no beginning or end.
A responsible artistic association.
Like King Arthur who created the Round Table so that his knights would appear equal, the ARTSENS association created the PEARL workshop so that women, men, children, retirees, people with disabilities, and isolated individuals from Nice neighborhoods could meet and create door jewelry together using recycled materials, sold in favor of a humanitarian cause.
