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Images On Stone
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No matter where you are situated, there is probably something beneath your very nose. You know; an experience nearby that somehow goes undiscovered. One day your eyes are opened to its existence and its wonders, and in your stupor you ask, “How is it that I missed this place?”
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At the edge of Les-Baux-de-Provence, atop the Alpilles mountain range, there is a place that goes undiscovered for many a La Burlande visitor. It is known as the Cathedrale d’Images. As visitors drive by, it seems little more than a crack in the mountain’s side, an abandoned rock quarry overlooking “le Val d’Enfer” (the Valley of Hell), but within and upon its stone walls one will revel in the sights and sounds of extraordinary, artistic creations. |
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Each year new programs designed and built around a theme, pay tribute to the eloquence of photography, taking spectators on an ecstatic journey. Jenny and I have enjoyed many stirring exhibits; most recently on Cézanne and Venice. At present there is a wonderful exhibition on Vincent van Gogh. Film-maker and author, Regis Prevot, has produced an audio-visual excursion of sky and sun, landscapes and vistas of the city and countryside journeyed by the “happy painter” Prevot finds in Vincent van Gogh. |
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The brilliant colors and bright scenes artfully displayed across the cavern walls, ceilings and floors are those viewed from Vincent’s blazing blue eyes; his intense stare on Provence from sunrise to sunset. This is at the core of Prevot’s theme, the eyes of the painter, and the exhibition succeeds in using the stones, dimensions, and spaces of the Cathedrale d’Images to transport the spectator through van Gogh’s eyes. |
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This exhibit is especially delightful for the visitors to Provence, as it invites them to explore the beauties of Vincent’s land of light. Van Gogh’s eyes beheld nearby treasures such as the Alyscamps in Arles, the ruins of the Abbey of Montmajour, the fruits and harvests of the ‘Crau’ plains, and the starlit evenings among the Alpilles or along the Rhône or at a cafe terrace often enjoyed by Arles’ inhabitants. Just a bit further through the mountains he captured St. Rémy’s antiquities, gardens and streets. He also ventured to the seaside in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The exhibit stirs the viewer to experience these same sights and special places in their vacation journeys. |
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Many of our guests this year have greatly enjoyed this exhibit at the Cathedrale d’Images. Several of them have taken the invitation left by Vincent van Gogh and delivered by Mr Prevot to see and sample the many colors of Provence.
Join them. Come and explore! |
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