+ or – 1.5 °

From September 30 to October 10, 2023, the Orangerie at the Jardin des Plantes will host the exhibition "+ or – 1.5°," designed by the École supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier.

"+ or – 1.5°" is an exhibition organized by the research group "Le Champ du vivant" (The Field of Life) at MO.CO. Esba – Montpellier School of Fine Arts.  

It brings together 28 works created by students, young artists from the school, and artist teachers. All involved in this project, they are actively engaged in reflections on biodiversity and living things through their practices and interests.  

How can we live in turmoil? How can we adjust to variations and changes? How can we adjust to the powerful currents of transformation? These are the themes that drive this group.

The Orangerie at the Jardin des Plantes is a fitting venue for presenting this collection of works. By its very nature and function, it is a space that takes climatic conditions into account. It empties and fills with the changing seasons. As a result, the works slip in and take their place. More broadly, there is also a desire to place the exhibition within the Jardin des Plantes, a historic botanical garden and a garden for the study of living things.  

The pieces on display in this exhibition were not chosen based on a specific theme. They are the result of a slow process of assimilation, observation, listening, and experimentation. More than a collective exhibition, the aim is to bring them together in this unusual space to varying degrees.