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“À nos amours” is on display until February 24, 2024 at the heart of the Musée des Confluences in Lyon. A true hymn to love in all its colors.
France Télévisions – Culture Editorial
Published on 11/27/2023 5:36 p.m. Updated on 11/27/2023 6:04 p.m.
Reading time: 3 min Exhibition “A nos amours”, at the Musée des Confluences, in Lyon. (INAS HAMOU ALDJA)
“What is love ?” A simple question, but with infinite answers. It is this complex, multi-faceted emotion that the exhibition “À nos amours” examines at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, until August 25, 2024.
Love is dissected in all its forms, from that which sees us born to that which unites two friendships or which blossoms in sexuality. Interactive tests, objects, films and podcasts invite visitors to deeply reflect on their experiences and perceptions of love.
Whispers of “I love you” in all languages can be heard at the “To our loves” exhibition. (INAS HAMOU ALDJA)
Je t’aime, te amo, I love you
Upon entering, the visitor is greeted by murmuring whispers of “I love you, I love you, I love you” in all languages, the rhythm of the beating heart and a unique scenography. Plunged into darkness punctuated by colorful neon lights, the atmosphere is striking.
Initially presented at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris, the exhibition was borrowed by the Musée des Confluences in Lyon and enhanced by a collection of 135 objects, carefully chosen to illustrate the different types of love across eras, cultures and the species. To our Loves dialogue between scientific, artistic and societal perspectives.
“To enrich this exhibition, we worked on the confluence of knowledge.”
Héléna Ter Ovanessian
Project Manager
The “To our loves” exhibition celebrates the relationships of couples, but also of family and friendship. (INAS HAMOU ALDJA)
Plural love
The exhibition is divided into two dimensions: the love we receive and the love we transmit. Maëlle is a young mother, moved to tears, faced with the little slippers on display, she cannot help but think of her son: “the beating heart reminds me of monitoring”, she confides. And everyone has their own interpretation, but the emotion is the same. For Julien, who has a conflictual relationship with his parents, the exhibition is a real therapy which allowed him to “Become aware of the work I need to do on myself to avoid reproducing toxic love. Thanks to the attachment quiz, I understood that my past could impact my future”. More, “all that matters is to love, it’s vital, even if it’s imperfect”, his friend Pierre comforts him, illustrating the variety of reactions to this exploration of intimacy. Sarah, 42, is a mother herself, but faced with her dad’s declaration to her mother, she says she is embarrassed: “We’re not necessarily used to hearing them say to each other ‘i love you’it’s a bit taboo in our family.”
These testimonies sweep away all the old theories about love. Far away is the ancient myth of Aristophanes, who claims that humans were originally fused beings until Zeus decided to punish them by separating them. Since then, men and women have been looking for their other half. In the past, we courted or maintained epistolary relations. Today, we have crushs, to whom we send virtual “sexts”. Seduction has evolved through the ages.
Exhibition “To our loves”, at the Musée des Confluences, in Lyon. (INAS HAMOU ALDJA)
In the center of the exhibition, a dashboard projects text messages. Using a button, you can choose the type of relationship and draw inspiration from it. We owe this change in love a lot to the digital age. Louise and Sofia discuss the different forms of love that they experience and share online, “queer”, “homo romantic”, terms that raise questions about the place of artificial intelligence in our romantic relationships. “Is this helping or are we getting bogged down in a never-ending story?” Louise asks.
Despite a discreet poster, To our Loves turns out to be a deep dive into the mysteries of love. Educational, it offers visitors an opportunity to reflect on this universal emotion which, over the ages, continues to define our existence.
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