SLACK ! Deux Caps Art Festival

20 June - 20 September 2015

SLACK ! Deux-Caps Art Festival is an invitation to discover the Grand Site des Deux-Caps, one of the fourteen Grands Sites de France famed for its beautiful coastal landscape that stretches 36km along the country’s northern coastline from Calais to Boulogne-sur-Mer. As an alternative to high-speed culture, SLACK! adopts the slow-art approach. To celebrate the natural and cultural beauty of the region, Slack! the Deux Caps Art Festival has commissioned local and international contemporary artists to create unique works inspired by the region’s impressive natural sights.

Among the artists commissioned to draw inspiration from the Deux Caps and capture its unique beauty, is Edinburgh-born sculptor, Kenny Hunter. A permanent work has been commissioned for the ‘Maison du Site’ at the Site des Deux-Caps, as part of the Fondation de France’s New Patrons Programme.

In total, the Pas-de-Calais region is bringing together fourteen internationally renowned artists, including young French artists, to respond with their own creative interpretation to the region’s natural and cultural attributes. The three main themes of the Art Festival are; Nature (be it wild, preserved or tamed), Man (in particular the farmer, landscape architect and the fisherman) and Heritage (war, fishing, and building).

Art works, integrated seamlessly into the landscape, by Liliana Motta and Didier Marcel mark the entrance and exit of the Site des Deux-Caps - and Mark Dion’s Mobile Gull Appreciation Unit is installed in villages for traditional festivals (such as the Mussel, Crab, and Flobart festivals) and in various surrounding natural sites.

Three pedestrian routes allow visitors the chance to admire the breathtaking views of the ‘Site des Deux-Caps’. Visitors can enjoy routes through traditional villages, views over the Baie de Wissant, Cap Blanc-nez, and Cap Griz-Nez, the windswept Carrière du Phare, sweeping views of the Marais de Tardinghen, climb among the dunes, or relax with a beach or cliff walk.

A full programme of events is planned throughout the summer, including workshops, guided visits, evening screenings, walking tours and barbecues.

SLACK ! Deux-Caps art festival is an initiative of the Département Pas-de-Calais and produced by artconnexion.