I — The Hélène & Édouard <strong>Leclerc</strong> Fund for <strong>Culture</strong> Introduction By Michel-Édouard <strong>Leclerc</strong>, Chairman PRESS KIT PAGE The exhibition by <strong>Yann</strong> <strong>Kersalé</strong>, À des Nuits Lumière, <strong>la</strong> ville, <strong>la</strong> nuit, <strong>la</strong> mer is the second adventure embarked upon by the <strong>Fonds</strong> Hélène & Edouard <strong>Leclerc</strong> for <strong>Culture</strong>, to be held at Les Capucines centre in Landerneau. Another exceptional artistic event and a truly wonderful encounter. <strong>Yann</strong> <strong>Kersalé</strong> defines his artistic choices for us : «I chose the night as an area of experimentation, and not through fear of the dark or fear of losing something. I believe it is the locus of choice for what is perceived .» Last year, he <strong>la</strong>id down the bases of his Sept Fois plus à l’Ouest instal<strong>la</strong>tion. This involved the illumination, repeated seven times for real before being filmed, of the Sillon Noir at Pleubian, the Chaos du Diable at Huelgoat, the radome at Pleumeur-Bodou, a trading estate in the suburbs of Rennes and the megalithic stones at Carnac. In brain cells, on film or on digital media, he has captured a library of images, millions of chromatic variations and light flows, through rediscovered spaces, providing an inexhaustible supply of narrative material. He comes to the Capucins centre in Landerneau for this 2012-2013 winter season, following on, from this work on Celtic nights. The exhibition he has designed will require twenty or so technicians. There really is much work involved in this amount of poetry. There is the construction of boxes measuring 7-12 metres across, a full electrical instal<strong>la</strong>tion, cutting-edge technology, projectors to bring the submarine <strong>la</strong>ndscapes from the bay of Brest to life, material for the Azénor and Océanopolis divers and, of course, mixing desks, current controllers and so on. The volunteers working for the <strong>Fonds</strong> Hélène & Édouard <strong>Leclerc</strong> have unearthed a truly extraordinary talent. <strong>Kersalé</strong> is an internationally recognised artist. The exhibition at Les Capucins in Landerneau, À des Nuits Lumière, <strong>la</strong> ville, <strong>la</strong> nuit, <strong>la</strong> mer, will run from 15th December 2012 to 19 May 2013. <strong>Yann</strong> <strong>Kersalé</strong> is sharing not just a work of art, but a vision of the world. Michel-Édouard <strong>Leclerc</strong> 5