In 2025, Atelier 11—the last active artist studio of the Cité Falguière—celebrates its 150th anniversary. As part of the European Heritage Days, under the 2025 theme “Architectural Heritage: Windows to the Past, Doors to the Future,” the event will explore the connection between contemporary creation and built heritage while encouraging a collective reflection on the future of creative spaces in urban environments.

​19, 20 & 21 September 2025
11 am - 6 pm
Atelier 11 Cité Falguière, 75015 Paris

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Atelier 11 Open Studio with Jay Lee

During the European Heritage Days, L'AiR Arts resident and interdisciplinary artist Jay Lee will present a body of work exploring the intersection of memory and transformation through natural pigment paintings, collected materials, and photography. This residency event will bridge geographical and temporal distances, inviting visitors on an immersive journey through time and space to reconsider the fluid relationships between material, memory, and place.

Atelier 11, with its rich historical significance, provides an ideal setting to expand my research on time, place, and material evolution. During my residency, I will explore how my nomadic journey—traveling across continents from the South to the North—takes on new site-specific meaning in Paris. My work will create a contemplative space that reflects on the ever-evolving self and shifting landscapes.

My paintings, created with natural dyes, pigments, and historical binding techniques, will be exhibited alongside photographic works and bio-based sculptures. This presentation will introduce my ongoing research into glaciers and remote landscapes near the North and South Poles, drawing connections between environmental shifts and personal and collective narratives.

By developing my work within Paris’ historical and cultural fabric, I will further investigate how environments—natural, urban, and archival—shape identity and perception.