09. 100 ans de sommeil

After graduating in 1998, Mélanie Claude now lives and works between Paris and Angers on a variety of projects, in which scenography is at the heart of her sensitive approach to design. For more than 20 years, she has been staging living spaces, exhibitions and gardens, and showcasing dormant heritage. Her work draws on tools used in theatre to spark curiosity, the imagination and dreams. In 2013, she created a reconstruction of the Chauvet Cave, a project that turned her career upside down. She has designed a number of sets for “artistic” projects and staged Patrick Blanc's private collection. In 2003, she took part in the Chaumont-sur-Loire International Garden Festival for the “Mauvaises Herbes” edition. She created the first Observatoire des Tendances du Jardin garden at the Courson plant fair. She is now working on a personal project based on the world of plants. Born into the Turc family of horticulturists, she has been fascinated by gardens and plants ever since she was a child.

Annie Peltier studied at art school in Angers for five years, from 1979 to 1984. After 12 years as a set designer for animated films, she set up her own company, Vent Vif, where she designs and stages shows for children. She writes the stories, inspired by fairytales and always linked to nature. She creates in situ performances in the landscape, installations that mix visual art and poetic texts. She continues to work as a visual artist, contributing to set designs and installations with Scèn'Art, Lucie Lom and her drawing work.