Dans le dos, face au jardin

«Dans le dos, face au jardin» takes its origins from researches and writting work entitled “La porte du village de tous mes rêves” written as part of the master’s thesis. This text addresses different issues, such as incest, the position of the class transfuge, autofiction and the figure of the monster. During this autofictional story we can follow the narrator through several spaces and events. An incestuous attack of which he is the victim during a family event, the description of a garden and what is around it. Then the departure from this dangerous place which leads him to find himself, in a way, stuck for several years between nightmare, trauma and reality. All around the narrator, sorts of dogs, wolves or monstrous foxes harass him, following him everywhere. So he tries to find solutions, to get rid of it and to escape this space of trauma. With what his fears produces, thick salty sweat and tears, flow and impregnate his bed sheets. Then he occupies his hands and head by making objects, lucky charms or traps. What follows is a real escape from the narrator’s place of birth, his rural social class and his family. Then, he tries to find his way and initiate a social climb and exist differently through access to cultural and artistic spaces. This installation is an attempt to reflect or build this story in the exhibition space and to invite viewers to enter, wander around the pieces and grasp the texts they can find.