We are The Group. We reinvent our lives thanks to art projects based on collective humanistic experiences. There are currently 71 participants, aged 22 to 75, from 23 countries, every walk of life and a wide range of professional backgrounds. Created by Agathe Simon, the Artistic Director of The Group, our projects take place in Paris or via Internet.
Open to all and intended for all, The Group is a French Association created in Paris in 2017. Membership is free. There is no prerequisite necessary to participate in our projects. It is possible to commit to a unique or long-term experience. Our activity is deliberately turned towards a large audience, from the museum to alternative venues, from the theater to the public space. Apolitical and areligious, The Group is a collective long-term adventure dedicated to creation, freedom and sharing. We welcome all those who wish to join us.
Members of The Group are from all the continents: Angola, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, France, Greece, India, Iceland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tasmania, Turkey, and the United States.
Members: Yasser Aguirre, Frédéric Baron, Barbara Becquiot, Nadine Bottolaccio, Noémie Bourdin Habert, Ansilde Chanteau, Stéphane Feuillu, Rubén Fuentes Gonzalez, Cyril Golovtchan, Hadi Moussally, Olivier Pagny, Lucile Jaeghers, Namhee Kwon, Laurent Lamielle, Sébastien Lemaire, Fabienne Manet, Bertrand Maillot, Elisa Martin, Manuel Martinez, Viviane Monel-Villa, David Packer, Margareta Lanzetta, Lionel Onteniente, Ghislaine Parent, Bruno Payen, Deneth Piumakshi Wedaarachchige, Anne Rannou, Nadine Renoult, Macia Roca, Agathe Simon, Marie-Hélène Vignes, Paul Villa, Francis Winisdoerffer, Arnaud, Françoise, Jean-Baptiste, Le Professeur Inlassable, Nolwenn, Philippe de la Sainte Pomade, Patrick Sutczak, Wadim Dicke, Panagiotis Grigoriou, Cristiano Mangovo Brás, Eryn Foster, Giuseppe Gavazza, Ida C. Helland-Hansen, Max Evstropov, Mehmet Demirtas, Mel B., Pauline Gutter, Margarita Garcia Faure, Prasanta Kumar Kolay, Saïd Afifi, Sigurlin Bjarney Gisladottir, Simonetta Montaguti, Brigitte Louis, Louise Lachance, Fred Petit, Patrice Vandoorselaere, Hadi Moussally, Olivier Pagny, Lavy, Thomas Ivernel, Diana Lefebvre, Alice Fauquette, Denise Cobello, Jeanne Lelièvre, Armel Tia, Solène Desurmont, Jocelyne Léger, Daria Apakhonchich.
Artistic Direction: Agathe Simon.
Photo & Video Team: H7o7 Films (Hadi Moussally, Olivier Pagny), Noémie Bourdin Habert, Sébastien Lemaire, Fred Petit.
Administrative Team: Agathe Simon (President), Anne Rannou (Treasurer), Sébastien Lemaire (Associate Administrator), Elisa Martin (Associate Administrator), Marie-Hélène Vignes (Lawyer), Laure Duchâtel (Lawyer), Viviane Monel-Villa (Production Assistant), Alice Fauquette (Production Assistant).
Special Thanks: Barbara Becquiot, Noémie Bourdin Habert, Emmanuel Ferrand, Jeanne Lelièvre, Carine Simon, Marie-Hélène Vignes.
A Word from the Artistic Director
Dear All,
Since September 2017, I am pleased to have created “The Group”. The Group is a long-term collective adventure, which I am proposing to you following a decade of journeys and art residencies around the world.
On this occasion, I have created many art projects, from Antarctica to the Arctic, from Amazonia to the Far East. I have collaborated with artists and scientists. I have also met shamans and lived initiatic experiences.
Currently back in Paris, I wish to continue this adventure in my own country which is why I have created The Group. I feel that the more we are connected (with ourselves, the others and the invisible dimension of the world), the more we are creative and happy. This is what The Group offers you. Looking forward to seeing you soon,
Our Experiences
Photographs © Noémie Bourdin Habert
Members
Our vision
Reinventing our lives thanks to art projects based on collective humanistic experiences.
what we do
Created by Agathe Simon, our art projects are open to all and intended for all, from the museum to alternative venues, from the theater to the public space.
how we do it
Our projects take place in Paris or via Internet. You can join us without prerequisite for a unique or long-term experience.