Rencontre-Dédicace avec Virginie Gautier

Discover the latest book by visual artist Virginie Gautier, "Recours à la nuit", published by Nous éditions in January 2026. Recours à la nuit by Virginie Gautier is a blend of diary, poetic essay and sensitive investigation. Far from seeking to unlock the secrets of darkness, the author immerses herself in it to experience its matter, textures and resonances. She unfolds the nocturnal space to reveal its many poetic, geographical and eminently political dimensions. In this way, the book is an invigorating invitation to let go of a world dominated by the visible and by control, and to rediscover, through the experience of night, a relationship with the world that is both more intense and more humble. A call for a new ecology of perception. (In Pierre Ménard on Liminaire.fr) "Enter the night without playing explorer. Without setting up camp. And if there is equipment, you have to keep it with you. Don't set up anything at all. Make do with what's there. A small pile of leaves, a tree, a rock. Remember to make yourself very small. Get rid of the clutter inside. Clear away as many images as possible. Clear at least one small corner. Try to sound hollow. You need emptiness to magnetise the night. And even if we know how to step aside, even if we let it approach, the night won't be given to us. Because night is not to be had. It is a country that benefits from remaining largely foreign. Registration on the bookshop website.