

LE RADEAU

LE RADEAU
by Calixto Neto, Fabiana Ex-Souza, and João Torres
MONDES NOUVEAUX 2022 PROJECT realized in 2023
Le Radeau is a collective project conceived by Calixto Neto, João Torres, and Fabiana Ex-Souza. The project emerged in response to the French Ministry of Culture's Mondes Nouveaux call.
The reflection around Le Radeau (The Raft) considers that the world we inhabit suffered a great shipwreck several centuries ago—a catastrophe that changed the lives of all the planet's inhabitants and decimated part of humanity for the benefit (economic and otherwise) of another part.
Le Radeau focuses on the survival technologies of communities affected by this great shipwreck and delves into their centuries-old knowledge. The project explores traditional practices and contemporary reflections stemming from the diasporic heirs of these communities.
Le Radeau is envisioned as a moment for meeting and sharing these practices, reflections, and the creation of performative gestures by the sea. It was developed in collaboration with other local artists from La Réunion, notably from the collective La BOX. The three lead artists of the project invited them to participate in a cycle of performances organized over one day on a beach in Terre Sainte, Saint-Pierre, on June 17, 2023.