French artist Clemence Vazard has been selected for an artistic residency in Bangladesh, as part of Villa Swagatam 2025, the flagship residency programme of the French Institute in India.
This pioneering initiative fosters cross-cultural dialogue and creative collaboration between French and South Asian artists and writers, said the French Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday with a formal announcement.
During her residency in Dhaka, she will collaborate with Bangladesh’s Brihatta Art Foundation.
"Our warmest thanks to Alliance Française de Dhaka and Brihatta Art Foundation for making the second edition of Villa Swagatam in Bangladesh possible. We can’t wait to discover more!” said the Embassy.
A total of 34 laureates have been selected for the third edition of this prestigious programme, which will run from August 2025 to August 2026.
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Each laureate will spend one to three months at one of the partner residencies across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and France.
Clémence is a trans-disciplinary artist exploring the invisible connections between living beings and their environment.
Her recent work uses natural dyeing to uncover relationships between humans, water, and plants within a collaborative ecological framework.