In a social context where inter-human relations are experienced less directly than through their representations, the question is whether it is possible for art today to create direct relations to the world, when it comes from a field historically devoted to their representations.

Inheriting in our professional practices as artists and curators an interactionist approach, we wanted to open an institute of relational aesthetics. Its aim is to take care of the other and to allow them to find themselves, to reconcile themselves with their image in order to show them that this can bring them pleasure, satisfaction and well-being. For us at The Institute, the body is an incredible tool for communication and socialization, whether it is said to be ‘normal’ or marked by some kind of stigma.