Curator: Sophie Legrandjacques
Inspired by the nearby garden created by Gilles Clément atop a submarine base, the exhibition draws on the concept of a “garden in movement,” developed as a way of imagining open, evolving spaces.
Trained as an architect, Nefeli Papadimouli grounds her practice in traditional craftsmanship, where manual work extends into choreographic composition and the invention of collective gestures. Her work explores the idea of shared space, understood through its relationship to bodies and the ways people inhabit and use it.
Using textiles as her primary medium, Papadimouli invites visitors to interact with and experience her modular works. Within this Garden of Commons, a poetics of continual transformation emerges, sketching out a new landscape of relationships – and perhaps even a utopia.
Nefeli Papadimouli was born in 1988 and lives and works between Paris (FR) and Athens (GR).
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At le Radôme
The project continues at Le Radôme on the roof of the submarine base, with a second chapter of the exhibition running from 23 September to 18 October, and a performance on 3 October.
Le Grand Café, Place des 4 Z'horloges, Saint-Nazaire
How to get there?
Open today from 11h00 to 19h00.
From july 4th 2026 to august 30th 2026
from 11h00 to 19h00 on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday
From july 31st 2026 to october 4th 2026
from 14h00 to 19h00 on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday
From october 5th 2026 to october 18th 2026
from 14h00 to 18h00 on wednesday, friday, saturday, sunday
· At the Grand Café from 13 June to 4 October 2026 – 2 place des Quatre Z’Horloges, Saint-Nazaire
· At the Radôme, on the roof of the submarine base, from 23 September to 18 October 2026 – Boulevard de la Légion d’Honneur, Saint-Nazaire, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2 pm to 6 pm
Free access