Marilina Prigent, who took up an artistic residency last autumn, is installing her work on the north facade of Building B at 11 boulevard Griffoul-Dorval at the departmental Archives of Toulouse.

Born of observation of archives, the artist’s wish is to pay homage to little-known workers, through one of them: Jeanne Marie Durand, to whom she gives public visibility by integrating her portrait into contemporary space.

“In 2015, during an artistic residency in Cerbère, I met Georgette Soler, a former transshipment worker, and with her, the story of a group of workers-the Cerbère orange transshipment workers. During this stay, a photograph of a group of women standing at the threshold of a wagon, carrying baskets full of oranges at arm’s length, left a deep impression on me. Eight years later, this image resurfaced. I found it again in the Labouche collection at the Haute-Garonne departmental archives, with the same questions and desires I had at the time. (…) Why are these women posing for the camera? They call out to us, to me. Who are they? These photographs direct the imagination towards real women, individuals who chose, even wished, to leave a trace of themselves.” – Marilina Prigent

Schedule of events at the departmental Archives:

> Opening: Friday, March 26, 6 p.m.

> Meeting with the artist and discussion of the work: Saturday April 27, 6 pm to 8 pm (open to all).

> Writing workshops: On wednesdays May 15, June 5 and June 26, 2pm to 5pm (adults and teenagers aged 15 and over).

> Stop Motion discovery workshop: On saturdays June 8 and 29, 2pm-4pm (for families, adults and children aged 8 and over).