The exhibition Une pierre sous la langue by Abdessamad El Montassir brings together works created between 2021 and 2024, such as the two pieces held by the Frac, as well as previously unpublished works created for the occasion, notably during the artist's stay at the Villa Médicis as a resident.
Born in 1989 in the Sahara region of southern Morocco, Abdessamad El Montassir, who now lives in Lons-le-Saunier, grew up in the town of Boujdour. Since 2015, through his sound, film and photographic installations, he has been revisiting the recent and ancestral history of this region. Une pierre sous la langue, the title of the exhibition, refers to a Saharan poem that recommends putting a stone under your tongue to forget, and throwing it towards the sun to remember...
It's an exhibition about plants, landscapes, political history, tragedies and traumas, memory, the lives of desert dwellers past and present, but also about transmission, beauty and poetry. And silence too.
Dates
Closing days
Monday Tuesday
Opening periods
From Friday 17 October 2025 to Sunday 1 March 2026 inclusive From Friday 17 October 2025 to Sunday 1 March 2026 inclusive
from Fri 10/17 to Sun 03/01/2026 : from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Practical information
Group service
Art and shows
Rates
| MINI | Max | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free of charge | 0 | Every Sunday, under 18s, school and similar groups, students, Carte Avantages Jeunes, artists (Agessa/Maison des artistes), Friends of the Frac, Friends of the Consortium, etc (see frac website). | |
| Basic rate | 5 | ||
| Reduced rate | 3 | Over 65s, Large families, Education pass, Accompanying card, Youth benefits, Ginko monthly season ticket holder | |
Means of payment
Credit card
Cash