The Harvest of Years

In the courtyard of the Palais Lascaris in Nice, a wooden ladder is transformed into a tree, running towards the upper floors and attempting to reach the sky. The ladder tree draws lines of life, possible escapes, hidden passages, dreams within reach.
Its metamorphosis blossoms into a constellation of objects like votive offerings.
This wishing tree symbolises our anchorage in reality and our attempts to escape.
The fabulous tree is a memento vitae: remember that you live, in keeping with the Lascaris’ family motto: Nec me fulgura [Not even lightning can strike me].

Text by Rebecca François, curator of the MAMAC, Nice, in the context of the exhibition ‘L’ombre, le reflet, l’écho’ in the Palais Lascaris, a 17-th century baroque palace in Nice.

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Le Songe d’Ovide