One question project: Céline Lerebourg

What practices help you balance your own vision with the voices of the artists and communities you work with?

People in my field often seek me out precisely for the difference of my perspective. I did not come from an academic art background, and weirdly, this has become one of my strengths with time! It allows me to avoid the usual artistic clichés and to ground my curatorial practice in other disciplines, including social and political sciences, and the lived experiences of the people whose stories the artworks reflect.

I’ve shaped my vision by the years I spent living across Latin America, as well as time in Australia. These experiences exposed me to multiple social and cultural realities, taught me to read power dynamics between colonised and colonising worlds, and allowed me to engage deeply with decolonial thinking emerging directly from the field.

Since returning to France, I have continued to investigate the social and political contexts of Latin American territories. This ongoing research enables me to offer artists and institutions more than aesthetic or formal considerations: I work with them to ensure that the concepts, intentions, and impacts of the projects are meaningful, grounded, and capable of contributing to a more equitable future.

To learn more about Céline, go to her Instagram or connect via LinkedIn.

About Céline:

With projects across Europe and Latin America, Céline Lerebourg is a French art curator and cultural producer whose international practice centers on documentary photography and socially engaged art, with a particular focus on biocultural diversity.

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