What if our founding myths were actually young? Although they were written thousands of years ago, they keep inspiring us today, and inspiring artist. Their stories of war, exile or love are the foundation of our culture, no matter where you are in the world. Travel between culture and myths, text and image in virtual reality. – The Ramayana, illustrated with Indian miniatures, – The Iliad and the Odyssey, illustrated with drawings by Mimmo Paladino, – Virgil’s Aeneid, illustrated with Ancient mosaics and murals, – Ovid’s Metamorphoses, illustrated with baroque paintings, – The Apocalypse of Saint John, illustrated with the tapestry of Angers An exhibit in collaboration with the Éditions Diane de Selliers Presentation Myths are the foundation of our humanity, and its mirrors. These legendary tales bring together gods, heroes, and men. They explore, describe, and analyse our ambitions, our feelings, our strengths and weaknesses, and our ability to love and hate. They awaken in us the values that make us live and transcend. They are our guides on the path of life. Myths fulfill these functions no matter which culture, which religion, which geographical or temporal distance separate us. Our humanity is one, and has always been one. Be it in Valmiki’s Ramayana or in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, exile, war and love are the same and only song. A song that Virgil takes up a few centuries later in the Aeneid, whilst Ovid explores the depths of one’s soul and the actions of man in his Metamorphoses. Around the same time, Saint John is gifted visions of the Apocalypse and prophesies the ruin and the salvation of man.

Les Mythes Fondateurs

illustrés par les grands maitres de l'Antiquité à nos jours

Et si les mythes fondateurs étaient en réalité jeunes ? Bien qu’écrits il y a plusieurs milliers d’années, ils continuent de nous inspirer, et d’inspirer les artistes. Leurs histoires de guerres, d’exils ou d’amours sont les fondements de notre culture, partout à travers le monde. En réalité virtuelle, voyagez entre les cultures et leurs mythes, entre les images et les textes.

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