For his new exhibition at LaM, artist Jessy Razafimandimby selected Casamance wallpapers to shape his immersive installation. Blending the matte elegance of linen with the raw beauty of earth, SHINOK, SIERRA, and ARGILE engage in a dialogue with his paintings and carefully sourced found objects.
Born in Madagascar in 1995 and now living and working between Geneva and Marseille, Jessy Razafimandimby is one of the emerging voices of contemporary art. A graduate of the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD, Genève), he has developed a multidisciplinary practice encompassing painting, drawing, and sculpture, which he brings together in large-scale immersive installations assembled from found objects.
His work is not simply meant to be viewed it is meant to be inhabited. It invites viewers to wander, to imagine, and to experience it on a sensory level.
It is in this spirit that his new exhibition, conceived especially for LaM as part of the raw programme, takes shape. From 13 June 2026 to 10 January 2027, the artist explores the notion of home in all its complexity not as a simple domestic setting, but as a space imbued with memory.
Human and animal figures inhabit his paintings alongside chimerical creatures that give form to Razafimandimby's utopian and dystopian visions. This new exhibition brings together furniture, textile fragments, and decorative objects sourced at Lille's famous Grande Braderie. Balancing tenderness and strangeness, the artist creates an interior inhabited by the imagination, where every detail invites fresh interpretation.
To help shape this evocative environment, Casamance has contributed a selection of its wallpapers pieces that do far more than decorate; they become an integral part of the exhibition’s spatial narrative.
With its linen-like sheen and rich carbon and mahogany tones, SHINOK lends a matte, organic depth that grounds the artworks in an intimate, earthy atmosphere. Alongside it, ARGILE, inspired by raw clay and distinguished by its natural, tactile texture, unfolds in a carefully curated palette of khaki, taupe, camel, and storm blue. Finally, SIERRA evokes the weaving of plant fibres through its delicately textured surface and natural raffia-like appearance.
Together, these colours and textures enter into a dialogue with Razafimandimby’s works, extending across the walls the palette of natural materials and organic forms that permeates his exhibition.
LaM
1 All. du Musée, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13 June 2026 – 10 January 2027
Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m
