Soothsayers
Frac des Pays de la Loire•Jun 26, 2026 — Oct 11, 2026
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On the occasion of the exhibition Soothsayers, Lito Kattou presents a body of work comprising three sculptures and a new video installation. The Cypriot artist unfolds a fictional and sensorial universe in which the Soothsayers emerge—enigmatic, nomadic, and trans-temporal figures.
Wandering without fixed origin or destination, these soothsayers appear equipped with utilitarian objects—flowers, compasses, containers, tools—integrated into their garments, and accompanied by fragments of wings and copper feathers scattered across the ground.
Constructed in metal, these life-sized silhouettes form an inhabited landscape in which these entities gather, contemplate, and tend to remnants from migratory species—some endangered, others already vanished. At once symbols of hope, freedom, and spirituality, these fragments evoke both the fragility of living beings and the possibility of repair. Their metallic materiality suggests endurance and continuity.
In counterpoint, the video projection…
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Soothsayers
Frac des Pays de la Loire•Jun 26, 2026 — Oct 11, 2026
Press Release
On the occasion of the exhibition Soothsayers, Lito Kattou presents a body of work comprising three sculptures and a new video installation. The Cypriot artist unfolds a fictional and sensorial universe in which the Soothsayers emerge—enigmatic, nomadic, and trans-temporal figures.
Wandering without fixed origin or destination, these soothsayers appear equipped with utilitarian objects—flowers, compasses, containers, tools—integrated into their garments, and accompanied by fragments of wings and copper feathers scattered across the ground.
Constructed in metal, these life-sized silhouettes form an inhabited landscape in which these entities gather, contemplate, and tend to remnants from migratory species—some endangered, others already vanished. At once symbols of hope, freedom, and spirituality, these fragments evoke both the fragility of living beings and the possibility of repair. Their metallic materiality suggests endurance and continuity.
In counterpoint, the video projection…
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