Salagon Museum and Gardens is hosting a major exhibition devoted to the forest, exploring both human management and collective imagination. Entitled "In the forest, from management to escape," this exhibition examines the profound changes in our relationship with the forest since the mid-19th century.
The result of an anthropological approach, the exhibition brings together objects, archives, photographs, artistic works, and film documents to explore the economic, social, cultural, and sensitive issues that affect our forests.
The tour ends in an immersive room featuring Vincent Munier's photographs from the original exhibition En forêt avec Vincent Munier (In the Forest with Vincent Munier), co-designed with the Musée des Confluences and the artist, a leading figure in contemporary wildlife photography, accompanied by a soundtrack created by audio naturalist Marc Namblard.
An exhibition that is both engaging and contemplative, accessible to all audiences.
"The forest tells us about the forest, but in talking about the forest,
it also tells us about man."
Giuseppe Penone
Open every day except Tuesdays outside school holidays (zone B)
Admission price: € 6/€4 in low season or €8/€6 in high season
Free for children under 6
More information: +33 (0)4 92 75 70 50 – info-salagon@le04.fr
Access: On-siteparking / disabled access / public transportation nearby
The last room of the exhibition invites visitors to enjoy an immersive and poetic experience in the heart of the forest, designed in partnership with the Musée des Confluences (Lyon). It plunges the public into an intimate atmosphere where photography, sound, and emotion intermingle.
This installation showcases the work of wildlife photographer Vincent Munier, renowned for his sensitive and contemplative approach to the wild world. Through a selection of his photographs, he reveals a discreet fauna—deer, lynx, capercaillie—in hushed and luminous settings that celebrate the fragile beauty of life.
The images are accompanied by soundscapes created by bioacoustician Marc Namblard, who delicately recreates the rustling, breathing, and singing of the forest. Together, these elements compose a space for listening and viewing, conducive to slowness, observation, and wonder.
This room invites us to change our perspective on nature: to slow down, to step back, to relearn discretion in order to better perceive the richness of our surroundings.
"The forest is my refuge. It is among the trees, silent and immobile giants that connect the ground to the heavens, that I feel truly alive. We have strayed too far from this environment and we must not see it solely as a place for leisure or a source of goods to be extracted and exploited. Nor as an impenetrable place of anxiety and fear. It is a complex, sacred place, an inexhaustible source of wonder—provided we do not overexploit it. We tread lightly there to respect the plant and animal species. This exhibition is an invitation to sit at the foot of a tree and engage your senses to feed on this accessible beauty... as long as you can
s’effacer.
Vincent Munier
