EXPOSITION PHOTOGRAPHIES “NEW DREAMS” DE BEN & SARA

From Saturday 10 October to Thursday 31 December, 2pm to 6pm > “New Dreams” by Ben & Sara. To bring this exhibition season to a close, the Collections de Saint-Cyprien are once again joining forces with gallery owner Roger Castang (Castang Art Project) to present New Dreams, a retrospective and forward-looking exploration of the work of Ben & Sara. Having developed a photographic style based on staged scenes for over twelve years, the duo offers an incisive reflection on the mythologies and shifts within our contemporary societies. “New Dreams” examines our collective and individual trajectories, oscillating between ironic detachment, dystopian tension and allegorical escape. The exhibition brings together a body of work comprising five series centred on the transformations in our ways of life: consumerist urbanity in *Le centre des loisirs* (2015), which explores shopping centres as theatres of leisure; the technological and discursive shift through *Start Up Nation* (2019), an in-depth analysis of digital imperatives; the distortion of life and rituals in *À Table!* (2026), centred on the agri-food industry and ultra-processed food; and the anxiety about the future in *L’espoir est délicieux* (2026), which examines our uncertain horizons. As a counterpoint, their contemporary reinterpretation of the medieval masterpiece *La Dame à la licorne* (2023) outlines a journey of initiation, reviving the sensory and symbolic significance of the tapestries to reintroduce a possibility of hope in the face of the world’s disenchantment. Themes: Photography Full price: €4, inter-site pass: €3.50, concessions: €2, free admission: residents of Saint-Cyprien (on presentation of the Pass) and children under 12 Venue: The Collections of Saint-Cyprien