LE WONDER/FORTIN

The Wonder project

Le Wonder/Fortin is an artist-run-space, a place managed by and for artists. Our collective occupies large disused complexes in the Parisian suburbs: after a factory of a late battery brand named Wonder (which gave the name of our collective) in Saint-Ouen (93) from 2013 to 2016, the Liebert tower in Bagnolet (93) from 2016 to 2019, the Zénith building in Nanterre (92) from 2019 to 2020, the collective is now located in a former printing house Fortin Le Progrès, a three-floor 3000 sq. meter building in Clichy (92).

The collective shapes the places it occupies and makes them a space for experimentation and emergence of artistic and political thought. 60 artists are currently working there.

Le Wonder is a free, independent and experimental place. A production- as much as a living-space, it is above all a tool contributing to the autonomy and professionalization of its residents from production to exhibition. It offers them low-cost workspace and a pool of shared machines, close to Paris, for large-scale transdisciplinary projects.



ARCHIVES 2012/2016 WONDER, Saint-Ouen (961.22 kB)
ARCHIVES 2016/2019 WONDER/LIEBERT, Bagnolet (14.11 MB)

Wonder/Fortin production spaces

The collective has fitted out and rehabilitated a 3000m2 former printing house on 3 levels. It is organized in different production centers, offering collective workshops depending on the practices. An artist from the collective manages each department independently and coordinates with the resident artists. The association regularly invests in order to enrich its production means.


The spaces are:

• A Wood Department
• A Metal Department
• A Publishing Department
• A Painting Department
• A Resin Department
• A Music Department
• A Research Department
• A Textile Department
• A Video Department
• A Ceramic Department
• A radio
• A Tattoo Department
• An associative Kitchen
• Storage Space
• A Jewelry Studio
  
  
  

Construction

• Jérôme Clément-Wilz / Jérôme Printemps
• François Dufeil
• Louis Grolou Danjou
• Pierre Gaignard
• Valentine Gardiennet
• Valentin Guillon
• Antonin Hako
• Charlotte Janis
• Roy Köhnke
• Jonathan Marti
• Nadia Paz
• Nelson Pernisco
• Paul SAEIO
• Thomas Teurlai

Occupation

• Sharon Alfassi
• Laura Aufrère
• Jade Barget
• Veit Blümlhuber
• Axel Chemin
• Benjamin Collet
• Roberto Dell'Orco
• Marianne Derrien
• Vincent Esclade
• Olivier Fages
• Eugénie Gaudel
• Emmanuelle Gibello
• Gaspard Girard d'Albissin
• Laura Gozlan
• Valentin Guillon
• Antonin Horquin
• Jean Kirkyacharian
• Jean-Benoit Lallemant
• Martha Maria Le Bars
• Gabrielle Le Bayon
• Ivan Le Pays
• Maxime Leblanc
• Marvin M'Toumo
• Aurore Marquis
• Camille Martin Donati
• Louise Mutrel
• Alice Nikolaeva
• Carmen Panfiloff
• Maximilian Papadia
• Pas-sage
• Basile Peyrade
• Cédric Pierre
• Justine Pont
• Clémentine Post
• Pablo Reol
• Laure Rogemond & Vincent Duc
• Salim Santa Lucia
• Brieuc Schieb
• Coralie Seignard
• Cécil Serres
• Arslane Smirnov
• Hélène Soumaré
• Lucille Thièvre
• Anna Tje
• Topless Records

The residency

Le Wonder offers a 1-month research and creation residency for artists of all disciplines, without age or nationality restriction. The research and creation residency offered by Le Wonder does not have to be focused on the production of a specific project. Research and experimentation are encouraged, whether theoretical or formal.

The resident can propose to present the outcome of his/her time at Le Wonder/Fortin in the form of a studio visit, conference, workshop, screening, banquet or piracy of the FM band.

Le Wonder provides residents housing, as well as access to the different production departments according to desire and projects.



The 2022 opencl is now closed. Next opencall will be released in 2023.


OPEN CALL FR 2022 (117.91 kB)
OPEN CALL EN 2022 (118.48 kB)

Viziradio

Viziradio is a laboratory for sound and radio experimentation, at the heart of the Wonder/Fortin. We go on a ride and we take you with us, in the Vizirmobile, we can also record. We can dream in the parking lots and listen to your purring. We live in great depths beyond the limit of dissolution of limestone. Come and hack your ears with us. As a night official the AM will soon be our feed for white flake fluid.

Viziradio Soundcloud
Viziradio PDF (650.43 kB)

Practical information

WONDER/FORTIN
33 rue Médéric
92110 Clichy

bonjour@lewonder.com

ADMINISTRATION
President: Nelson Pernisco
Administration manager: Albine Bessire
Civic service: Juliette Ducamp

COORDINATION
Construction department: Francois Dufeil & Pierre Gaignard
Wood department: Jonathan Marti
Composite department: Roy Köhnke
Ceramic department: Sharon Alfassi & Alice Nikolaeva
Image department: Valentin Guillon & Antonin Hako
Cinema department: Jérôme Clément-Wilz
Sound Department: Basile Peyrade
Tattoo department: Louis Danjou
Research department: Marianne Derrien
Textile department: Lucille Thièvre
Associative kitchen: Louis Danjou

MÉTRO 13 - Mairie de Clichy

Credits

Graphic design: Cédric Pierre
Web developpement: Olivier J
Texts: Célia Richard, François Dufeil, Nelson Pernisco, Pierre Gaignard, Albine Bessire
Photography: Nelson Pernisco, SAEIO, Salim Santa Lucia, Cédric Pierre, A. Bourely, Franck Jessueld, Mathis Dangelo, Elise Ortiou-Campion, Marine Brilloit
© 2023