On arriving for her residency in the CCN Grenoble studio, facing the mountains, Ruth Childs found herself thinking about the artists who had passed through this place before her and would do so after her. She knew some of them very well, others a little less, by name or by sight, others not at all. She was struck by the lack of connection between them. She wanted to leave a note of encouragement, a surprise, check in, ask a question about something she'd picked up from their work. But due to lack of time, caught up in her own work, her thoughts simply materialized in the form of "likes" via social networks, a Facebook or Instagram page.

To combat this lack of exchange, symptomatic of the current era, she drew inspiration from the free, intimate, handwritten correspondences of Judson Church members (Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Lucinda Childs...) to imagine a space-time for correspondence with a small group of artists. A space-time to exchange ideas, ask questions, get lost together, have fun, tell each other details of their artistic questionings and troubles. These exchanges can be short and spontaneous (like a postcard) or more polished (like a letter), but will preferably be handwritten and sent by post.

The primary aim of this project is to open up and share the experience of a genuine long-term exchange. In a second phase, and in agreement with the group, we could consider publishing some or all of the correspondence produced in 2026.

light.conversations est un format imaginé par l’artiste visuel Jan Fedinger à destination des chorégraphes, danseur·euse·s, créateur·rice·s lumière, artistes visuel·le·s.

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Sous la forme d’une conversation collective, les participant·e·s analysent images, vidéos ou textes autour d’un thème pour développer un vocabulaire commun, comprendre, exprimer et nourrir leur vision créative de la lumière.

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Deux sessions sont prévues les 22 avril et 10 juin de 18h à 20h au CCN de Grenoble. Ces rencontres sont gratuites sur réservation obligatoire.