Laureline Galliot - Décors linceulés

Laureline Galliot, born 1986, is a visual artist and designer. She is a graduate of ENSAAMA (National School of Applied Arts and Crafts) and ENSCI – Les Ateliers (National School of Industrial Design).

As part of the Artists and Savoir-Faire program, initiated by the Frac-Artothèque, Laureline Galliot was invited to create a work that combined skills that she discovered with companies that have been awarded the Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Companies) label in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

The artist drew inspiration from the leather work skills she discovered at the J.M. Weston and Agnelle factories to create an installation for the balcony area of the Frac-Artothèque. Her approach initially focused on the precise gestures of the workers who, upon receiving hides in the workshop, identify and mark the imperfections, ensuring that only the highest quality gloves and shoes are produced from them. It then expanded to the leatherworking process itself, which is designed to match the movement of hands inside the gloves and feet in the shoes.

The artwork Shrouded Decor by Laureline Galliot was produced by the Frac-Artothèque Nouvelle-Aquitaine as part of the Artists and Savoir-Faire program, in partnership with the Limoges Haute-Vienne Chamber of Commerce and Industry and with funding from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region.

The companies that hold the Living Heritage Company (EPV) label and are partners in this project are:
- J.M. Weston, Limoges (87)
- Agnelle, Saint-Junien (87)

This artwork also received support from the DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine – Ministry of Culture, as part of the Art and the World of Work project.

• Laureline Galliot