In the organizer's words:

The Inviisble Journey by Julien Berthier

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In 2021, Julien Berthier was invited by the

at the recommendation of the French artist Thomas

Mailaender for a residency at the Tuba Club in the

Calanques National Park south of Marseille

invited. There he provided an old boat with

inspired by the rock formations of the Calanques

inspired by the Calanques rock formations and made of the same

the hull of the boat. Launched into the water

the work became practically invisible and gave the

the installation its title.

In his book "The Invisible Journey", Berthier continues his

Berthier continues his reflections on landscape,

by integrating the rock boat into a series of postcards

postcards, both visible and invisible.

invisible. Berthier made a conscious decision to go low-tech

and cut out the images of the boat by hand,

to stick them directly onto the postcards. Thus

the rock boat embarks on a journey through

different places and eras and accompanies

the travel reports of strangers.

In 2021, invited by the French artist Thomas

Mailaender for a residency at Tuba Club in the

Calanques National Park in southern Marseille,

Julien Berthier took an old boat and topped it

with a calanque-inspired slab of rock sculpted in the same

the same resin as the boat's hull. Once placed

in the water, the work became practically invis-

ible and gave the installation its title.

Continuing his reflections on landscape,

Berthier's book "The Invisible Journey" incorporpo-

rates the rock-boat across a set of postcards,

in the same manner: both visible and invisible.

Low tech by choice, Berthier cut out images of

the boat manually, then glue them directly to the

postcards. The rock-boat thus embarks on a tour

of various places and eras, accompanying the

travel accounts of strangers.