2024-03-10 12:56:16
It is a strip of paper eight meters long, part of a monumental work commissioned by the city from the artist Salomé Fauc for an exhibition at the Musée de la Cohue, which was completely destroyed by the flames.
An element of a paper work was set on fire on Saturday March 9 at the Vannes Museum of Fine Arts (Morbihan), just one hour after the opening to the public of an exhibition, Agence France-Presse learned (AFP ) Sunday at the town hall which denounces “an act of gratuitous vandalism”.
It is a strip of paper eight meters long, part of a monumental work commissioned by the city from the artist Salomé Fauc for an exhibition at the Musée de la Cohue, which was completely destroyed by the flames.
A police investigation has been opened, said Fabien Le Guernevé, first deputy at Vannes town hall and responsible for culture. But for him “there is no doubt that it is a voluntary act, we see it very clearly on the video surveillance” of which the police recovered the images.
“A gratuitous act of vandalism”
The town hall of Vannes, as well as the artist whose work was damaged, will file a complaint. According to him, the work in question has no political or polemical character.
“It is an act of gratuitous vandalism, there was no political or committed demand, it has nothing to do with those who throw soup on the tables,” added the first deputy.
The strip of paper burned very quickly and the fire fortunately did not spread to neighboring strips or to the wooden frame of the museum, which however had to be evacuated by the firefighters due to the smoke. The museum was able to reopen on Saturday afternoon but the temporary exhibition devoted to the works of Salomé Fauc remained closed this Sunday and will not reopen until Tuesday.
The Vannes town hall ordered the artist to replace the destroyed sheet and so that her work could once again be exhibited complete.
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