The journalist Tristan, from the famous atypical newspaper “Le Papotin”, exhibits his drawings, paintings and screen prints at La Fenière in Pavia. From June 20 to 24, visitors will be able to explore “Le Monde de Tristan”, free of charge, and meet the seven residents of the Antony day hospital (93), including four journalists from Le Papotin, who are staying at the estate for ten days. Encounter.
He is known as “the illustrator of Papotin”. Tristan, 24, has been staying at the Antony day hospital (Hauts-de-Seine), a center which welcomes autistic adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 25, since May 2017.
A month later, he already joined the editorial staff of Le Papotin. This newspaper, born more than 30 years ago in this same hospital, is now widely known to the general public thanks to “Rencontres du Papotin”, a program broadcast on France 2 in which the editorial staff receives a public personality.
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As one of the editorial’s illustrators, even if he admits to also writing poems, Tristan presents nearly 75 works at La Fenière in Pavia from June 20 to 24.
Ranging from drawing to painting to screen printing, the young man’s creations are varied: “He does everything,” says Krystel, one of the specialized educators who accompany the residents during this stay.
“It’s an exceptional place to receive our young people”
He and six other residents of the Antony center, aged 19 to 24, are staying at the estate for ten days. Regulars of the place, this collaboration between La Fenière and the hospital dates from 2012 and, since then, at least 12 residencies have taken place in the area.
Krystel says that it was thanks to the recommendation of a former colleague that she discovered the Gers domain. After getting along with Chriss and Emmanuel, the owners of the place, she is charmed: “It’s true that it’s an exceptional place to receive our young people,” she explains.
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The Gers couple, parents of five children, including Jonathan, their 35-year-old son who is autistic, are particularly touched by the subject of the inclusion of autistic people in public spaces. “Our concept of hospitality is to welcome people who are different in exactly the same way as our other guests,” explains Chriss.
Between eight and ten exposures
And this welcome gave rise to between eight and ten art exhibitions from the ZigZag Color association. This association, which brings together around twenty visual arts workshops where autistic people paint, has set up works around sails, the garden of Versailles and even a project on space which should see the light of day within two years.
But this year, it’s Tristan’s! His specialty is fake ads: “I never shop at Maldi,” he jokes as he finishes drawing a parody of a supermarket chain.
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He also draws a lot of portraits, notably of celebrities met during interviews with Le Papotin.
Omar Sy, Louane, Mika and even Angèle, Tristan met some beautiful people. To put together these 75 works, they received help from Dale Joseph Rowe, a Scottish painter who took care of the scenography.
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Concerning the exhibition, it opens its doors this Saturday, June 20 at 6 p.m., for a private view. An aperitif will be served by residents, also members of the Couleur Kfette association.
The exhibition is freely accessible until June 24 at the La Fenière estate in Pavie.
