Prune Nourry

“Femme Miracle Enceinte (2021)” (fired clay) is now shown in a collective exhibition, about the archaeology of the maternal figure, at the museum @lechronographe - It will run for 9 months ;-) In partnership with INRAP (National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research), this exhibition draws on the latest archaeological and historical discoveries to explore the role of motherhood across time and societies, offering a scientific and sensitive perspective on a universal theme that has long been overlooked. 📸 Femme Miracle Enceinte, 2021, black terracotta, 129 × 70 × 7 cm © Prune Nourry studio 📍Le Chronographe, Nantes Métropole Archaeological Museum (France) From April 9, 2026, to January 10, 2027

Today marks another year since the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok. @catharsisartsfoundation is committed to supporting the survivors and continuing to shine a light on the ongoing global fight for girls’ education. Through our project #statuesalsobreathe – an army of 108 clay portraits of the still-missing girls, modeled from photographs entrusted to us by their mothers and carved in the style of ancestral Ife heads — we create a space for remembrance, presence, and collective responsibility. Each sculpture insists: they are not forgotten. In February, more than 1,300 visitors witnessed the project at @macaal_ in Marrakech. For survivors Rahab and Margaret, and Mr. Nkeki, chairman of the Chibok Parents Association, the call remains clear: Bring them home. Protect girls’ education. Do not forget. Video credit: @vincent.lorca Exhibition details: Statues Also Breathe @macaal_ in Marrakesh, Morocco On view Feb 8, 2026 - Dec 2026 #StatuesAlsoBreathe #CollectiveHealing #GirlsEducation #catharsisartsfoundation @prune

Very proud to have two artworks of my Venus series inside the beautiful show at the Mucem Museum in Marseille. @mucem_officiel Très heureuse d’avoir 2 œuvres présentées au @mucem_officiel dans l’exposition « Bonnes Mères », consacrée à la maternité méditerranéenne, au cœur de récits, de rites et d’images qui façonnent les sociétés depuis quatre millénaires. Des déesses-mères antiques à la Bonne Mère marseillaise, des mères patriotiques aux artistes contemporaines, cette exposition interroge les représentations d’une maternité souvent porteuse d’injonctions et dévoile la pluralité des vécus maternels. Commissariat : Caroline Chenu, chargée de recherches au Mucem, et Anne-Cécile Mailfert @annececilemailfert présidente de la @fondationdesfemmes Avec des prêts de @labnf @fracsud #museedesartsdecoratifs @thebenakimuseum @musee_fabre @museelouvre @museesmarseille @sevresmanufactureetmusee @collectionraja_artcontemporain @mariangoodmangallery @fondationmaeght @boursedecommerce @collectionraja_artcontemporain @galerietemplon @galeriefillesducalvaire

Yesterday, on February 8, @catharsisartsfoundation and @prune unveiled their collaborative project « Statues Also Breathe » at the @macaal_ museum in Marrakech. The project is an “army of girls” honoring the young women from Chibok who were kidnapped from their high school in Northern Nigeria in 2014 — many of whom are still missing. These 108 portraits in clay, modeled after photographs of the missing girls entrusted to @prune by their mothers, are imaged in the style of iconic ancestral Ife heads. A decade on, around 100 of Chibok girls are still missing. Survivors have faced immense challenges, and girls continue to be abducted amid ongoing conflict and displacement in Nigeria. @catharsisartsfoundation collaborated with the families of Chibok, 108 students from across Nigeria and Obafemi-Awolowo University in Ile-Ife. Their goal is to sustain momentum around the missing girls—now women— and to highlight the global struggle for girls’ education, while they also provide concrete, on-the-ground support for the women who managed to escape. Exhibition details: Statues Also Breathe @macaal_ in Marrakesh, Morocco On view Feb 8, 2026 - Dec 2026 #statuesalsobreathe Prune Nourry and Catharsis Arts Foundation are currently in residency @atelierjolieofficial Very thankful to the survivors and families from Chibok, who came to share their stories: Rahab, Margaret & Mr Nkeki. Photo credit: @jmsstapleton

Today, February 8th, is the opening of our collaborative project at the @macaal_ museum in Marrakech! Statues Also Breathe is an army of 108 clay portraits of the young women from Chibok who were kidnapped from their high school in Northern Nigeria in 2014. These terracotta heads, modeled after photographs of the missing girls entrusted to us by their mothers, are carved in the style of the iconic ancestral Ife heads. @catharsisartsfoundation collaborated with the families of Chibok, survivors of the abduction, 108 students from across Nigeria and Obafemi-Awolowo University in Ile-Ife. Exhibition details: Statues Also Breathe @macaal_ in Marrakesh, Morocco On view Feb 8, 2026 - Dec 2026 #statuesalsobreathe A huge thanks to Othman Lazraq, Meriem Berrada and the fantastic @macaal_ team for their warm welcome, as well as the magical Touria El Glaoui from @154artfair ! Congratulations to our team, who joined from Nigeria: Rahab, Margaret, Mr Nkeki, Dr Mike, Moyo, Ade Bantu @adebantu Photo credit: @jmsstapleton x Sophie Leron

[ Turn your screen to watch ] A dream comes true: the clay army, made by 108 students and based on Chibok girls’ portraits, travels from Nigeria to Marrakech for a year of exhibition and actions @macaal_ to remind about the importance of girls education and child protection. A collaborative project by @catharsisartsfoundation Between O.A University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria @obafemi_awolowo_university 108 students, the Chibok families association, and @prune Exhibition from Feb - Dec 2026 At MACAAL @macaal_ Marrakesh Movie by @vincent.lorca

The Atys opera is coming back to the Royal Opera of Versailles this week @chateauversailles.spectacles I’ve been invited by the choreographer Angelin Prejlocaj @balletpreljocaj to create the stage design for this beautiful Baroque Opera composed by Lully for Louis XIV in 1676. Costumes by @jeanne_vicerial L’opéra Atys revient à l’Opéra Royal de Versailles @chateauversailles.spectacles cette semaine ! J’ai été invitée par le chorégraphe Angelin Preljocaj @balletpreljocaj à imaginer la scénographie d’Atys, tragédie en musique créée en 1676 par Jean-Baptiste Lully pour Louis XIV, et inspirée par Les Métamorphoses d’Ovide. Les costumes sont signés par la formidable @jeanne_vicerial 24, 25, 27 et 28 janvier 2026 / Lien de la billetterie dans la bio Mise en scène et chorégraphie : Angelin Preljocaj @balletpreljocaj Direction musicale : @leonardogarciaalarcon Costumes : @jeanne_vicerial Assistante costume : @mariondecollectif Décors : @prune Assistant décors : @sammyvandenheuvel Lumières : Éric Soyer Dramaturgie : Gilles Rico Direction des chœurs : Alan Woodbridge Atys @matthewnewlin Cybèle @giuseppinabridelli Sangaride @AnaQuintans Photos © Gregory Batardon

I wish you an inspiring year! Save these dates on your calendar for 2026, looking forward to seeing you there: => MACAAL, Marrakech, February 8, 2026 - December, 2026 + Talk on Feb 6 at 4pm at the 1:54 art fair. The Statues Also Breathe’s army of clay will be exhibited at the Al Maaden Museum of African Contemporary Art (MACAAL) in Marrakech, Morocco. @macaal_ The show is organized by my Catharsis Arts Foundation, founded in 2023 with Claude Grunitzky. We will talk on Feb 6 at 4pm at the amazing 1:54 art fair. @154artfair => Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, France, May 23, 2026 - September 6, 2026. The Empreintes exhibition, featuring artworks that visitors are meant to touch, will be on display in this very inspiring place of wonder created by a mail man artist, early XXth century: Le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval in Hauterives, France. @facteurchevalofficiel => Grand Paris, September, 2026. The Venus dionysiennes is my first public art commission in France, made in association with architect Kengo Kuma. It will be on permanent display within the Gare Saint-Denis—Pleyel, the largest subway station of the Grand Paris. @grand_paris_express @kkaa_official => Petit Palais museum, Paris, October 23, 2026 - January, 2027.   I’m very excited to have a carte blanche at the Petit Palais museum. Monumental new artworks will shine a light on XIX century women sculptors whose contributions have not been given their due recognition in History. The opening will coincide with Art Basel Paris 2026. @petitpalais_musee @artbasel ___________ Photo credits: Statues Also Breathe at Art Twenty One © Atelier Prune Nourry Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval  © Frederic Jouhanin 
3D rendering illustration of the 108 Venus © Atelier Prune Nourry, Kengo Kuma & Associates, Thomas Lamiaud Detail from a sculpture by Prune Nourry © Laurent Edeline @laurent_edeline

Statues Also Breathe In April 2014, schoolgirls were taken from their secondary school in Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, an attack aimed at education–especially the education of girls. The tragedy sparked a global wave of solidarity, yet many of these young women are still missing today. Statues Also Breathe is a collaborative project between the Department of Fine & Applied Arts of the Obafemi-Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 108 students from all across Nigeria, the families of the girls from Chibok who were kidnapped in 2014, the survivors who managed to escape, and artist Prune Nourry. Bringing together artistic research, community engagement, and collective memory, the project forms an “army” of 108 terracotta portraits shaped from photographs of the still missing girls entrusted to the project by mothers of Chibok. Each sculpture stands as an individual presence, while the ensemble forms a powerful call for remembrance. On view at MACAAL this February.

Reflection, my first US public commission, in collaboration with landscape architect Raymond Jungles @rjistudio for the new Ocean Terrasse public park in North Beach, at 74th street and Collins Avenue, Miami. She watches with serenity all the vegetation growing around and in her, dragon flies and frogs who create the best soundtrack every night. Inspired by the photographs of Nellie Locust and the SPARS coastguard women from WWII who served in Miami. 🫶🙌

(Turn ur phone ;-) “Reflection” is an hommage to the women of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, who referred to themselves as SPARs (deriving from their motto « Semper Paratus - Always Ready »). The sculpture is inspired by SPARs veteran Nellie Locust’s portrait. I learned about her story through historian Donna Vojdovitch and through her family. A special thank you to Nellie Locust’s son, Mike and her grandchildren Joanna, Louise, Stuart and Simon for helping me to honor her. This piece is also a collaboration with landscape architect Raymond Jungles @rjistudio - we placed a mangrove tree in the sculpture’s head, that will grow along the years. Memory and the way History is told and written is so important. It shapes our present and our future. I’ve never been so conscious of that than today. I’m glad I get to bring women’s stories to the forefront through my work and to shine a light on the impressive Nellie Locust, and all these women who broke the barriers set against women in a formerly all-male service. And in general, to recognize women and people who serve in the shadows. I can’t wait for the people of Miami to encounter Reflection, enjoy a break on the bench in front, and maybe reflect a bit about the SPARs or Nellie’s history. 🎥 Film by Vincent Lorca 📷 Photographs by Thomas Loof A special thanks to my team especially Franck Barboiron, Beatrice Algazi, Olivier Lounissi, Géraldine Dufournet, Tess Pettavino, and so many other partners! 🙌 #oceanterracepark #reflectionsculpture @oceanterraceholdings #sparshistory #publicart #publicsculpture

Such a special night to unveil « Reflection », my new public art commission in Miami Beach. It was such an honor to collaborate with Raymond Jungles @rjistudio , landscape architect, Donna Vojvodich, historian specialized in the SPARs (U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve) and Veteran Nellie Locust’s family (Thanks to Mike, her son, and her grandchildren Joanna, Louise, Stuart and Simon). Thank you to our hosts, @saraharison , @davidgrutman and @isabelagrutman , @joseparla , and Alex Gartenfeld @icamiami 📍Find the sculpture in North Beach, Ocean Terrace park, on the promenade by 74th street. @oceanterraceholdings @worldredeye