Raphaëlle Peria presents her series Traversée du fragment manquant at the BMW exhibition in Arles, showcasing environmental decay through carving childhood photographs. The work reflects on the endangered plane trees along the Canal du Midi, threatened by a fungus. The exhibition is part of the BMW ART MAKERS Program and commemorates a cultural partnership with Les Rencontres d'Arles. The art piece combines personal history with ecological concerns and critiques the impact of environmental issues on heritage.
'There is a big problem here: there is a mushroom with a disease that came in the trees, and they will die in a few years. We don't know exactly when, and if we don't find a solution for this mushroom, so we have to cut down all the trees.'
'They lasted for 200 years, so they were very big trees, and that's why the canal was designated part of UNESCO heritage. When I found this story, I said we have a project that's about environmental decay.'
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