Exhibitions

In the Veins, Camille Henrot

Arles, France

Camille Henrot explores the intersection of motherhood and ecological grief through the tender, rhythmic rituals of daily care.

Camille Henrot, In the Veins.

Image credit

Camille Henrot, In the Veins. 2026 - 2027, The Tower, Glassroom, © LUMA Arles, France.

Meet the artist

Camille Henrot

The Movement

Contemporary Art, Video Art Movement

ArtLovers Tip

Pay close attention to the scenes featuring alphabet books; the juxtaposition of a child learning to name a polar bear with the reality of its habitat loss is the exhibition's most heartbreaking and poignant anchor.

Exhibition Highlights - What you'll see

Camille Henrot (1978, France), a leading voice of her generation, turns her lens toward the quiet friction of raising a child in a warming world. By focusing on the repetitive labor of maintenance and the dissonant presence of endangered animals in children's stories, she transforms a global crisis into an intimate domestic meditation.

You're watching a series of looped sequences where the act of feeding a baby or tending to an injured animal takes on a heavy significance. The subterranean light of the Glassroom amplifies the film's focus on vulnerability, making the rhythmic gestures of repair feel like the only possible response to a fractured landscape.

Worth the trip

  • Global Premiere: Be among the first to witness this significant new film commission by the Silver Lion winner before it travels to New York.
  • Architectural Contrast: The exhibition is housed in Frank Gehry's Tower, creating a dialogue between the monumental steel exterior and the delicate, subterranean intimacy of the Glassroom.
  • Ecological Poetics: It moves beyond statistics to address climate change through the familiar language of nursery rhymes and daily chores, offering a rare, grounded perspective on environmental loss.

How to experience it

Descend into the lowest levels of The Tower to let the film's cyclical rhythms wash over you. The editing mimics the exhaustion and renewal of caregiving, so resist the urge to rush; stay for more than one loop to feel the emotional weight of the repetition. Afterward, walk through the Parc des Ateliers, where the rehabilitated industrial landscape mirrors the film's themes of repair and survival.

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