The exhibition by Barbara Penhouët and Bastien Marienne is an invitation to pierce through appearances, to see "what was already there, but that the eye had not yet learned to see." From Marseille, the both artists transform Provence into a laboratory of emotions, capturing the fleeting serenity of simple moments. Through a technique that blends impasto and audacious plays of light, they make visible the silent echo of our inner landscapes. A quest for impermanence and minimal refinement that naturally enters into dialogue with the Japanese aesthetic. Prepare to slow down and feel the infinitesimal: the invisible is there, and it insists.

A Breath of Reality: A Quest for the Moment
Through scenes gathered in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, artists Barbara Penhouët and Bastien Marienne explore their region not as a setting, but as an emotional space in movement. Their work is a quest from the inside out, from the intimate gesture to the place, from memory to presence, where every shift in focus reveals a new vibration of the real. These are moments of life that are whispered, minutes stolen from passing time, revealed by the lyricism of the brush and the chromatic cadence. The figures, often sketched in their daily lives, are far from immobile, yet the composition emanates a striking calm. Penhouët and Marienne choose to recount the ineffable; to make visible what must remain anonymous, lest it "kill this invisible" (Nathalie Sarraute). The scenes fade to allow the fleeting nature of a shared feeling to endure: that of the simple joys of existence.

Dialogue of Impermanence: Japanese Echo
At the heart of the approach of these two artists lies a deep desire: to capture the suspended moment, the silent echo of our inner landscapes. As painters and sculptors, they explore the invisible borders between dream and reality. Their canvases do not seek to illustrate, but to suggest and transcend reality, acting as sensitive passages between the external world and the intimacy of the self.
Each of the 15 canvases tells a story without words, an undated memory. The quest for a deceptive simplicity and intense emotion finds a natural and profound echo with Japan, the country of minimal refinement, contemplation, and impermanence. In every work, there is this shared breath: the desire to slow down, to observe, to feel the infinitesimal.

Technique and Emotion: Color as Language
The title of the exhibition, "Where unseen things seeps forth," attests to the years of work dedicated to mastering their respective techniques.
Their paintings acquire depth and dimension through a controlled combination of impasto and fine layers of paint (glazes). The colour palettes are rich and chosen to express precise sentiments, ranging from the vibrant tones of the scrubland to the deep blues of the sea, with disconcerting ease.

To express the invisible of their environment, Penhouët and Marienne translate their shifts in emotional perspective through the use of varied brushstrokes, dynamic compositions, and textured materials. The audacious use of light and shadows creates scenes that seem both familiar and strangely isolated. Reality suspends its flight to give way to an indefinable quietude that ultimately becomes communicative.