C’EST QUOI TA FRANCE EXPLORES IDENTITY

C’est Quoi ta France is a collective art and society project. By shedding light on diversity and universal French values, it aims to spread them across the globe. Therefore, six artists have been gathered to realize this vision. C’est Quoi Ta France has long fed the debate through their personal work and perspective. As a result, they explore the pressing topics that connect today’s world, such as migration, diversity, representativeness, national narrative, and identity.

Launching May 23 at Le 100ecs in Paris, the show features:
Shuck One, Bénédicte Van der Maar, Alexis Peskine, Jules Viera, Natalia Ivanova, and Marc Bellini.
Together, they examine France’s place in a global context by tackling identity and belonging.

A Collective Reimagining

The question “C’est quoi ta France?” invites every viewer to look inward. It’s personal, political, and poetic. At the same time, it reminds us that identity is not static. It moves, evolves, and resists borders.

Unlike traditional narratives, this is not France as seen in textbooks. Rather, it is France as felt by the artist, shaped by the street, and stitched together from the voices of the people. C’est Quoi Ta France consequently means each artist presents a unique vision of what France was and what it might become.

Six Artists. Six Lenses.

Alexis Peskine’s Mariam hits hard. His work pierces the surface, using nails and symbolism to explore diaspora and female identity. Meanwhile, Shuck One offers a visual rhythm born from urban culture. His graffiti morphs into fine art while protest becomes pigment.

Bénédicte Van der Maar deconstructs memory. Through photography and installation, she challenges fixed ideas of history. Similarly, Jules Viera plays with motion and stillness. He captures the in-betweenness between origins and nations.

Natalia Ivanova focuses on beauty in diversity. Her portraits highlight the dignity and humanity shared across cultures. Marc Bellini uses text, graphic design, and satire. Thus, his work provokes and questions what identity politics often ignore within C’est Quoi Ta France.

C’est quoi ta France More Than an Exhibition

Ultimately, the exhibition explores identity in ways that cut deep and travel far. This collective project centers culture and conversation, opening a space where France’s past and present meet personal truths.

In the end, it becomes a national anthem for a more open, diverse, and conscious world.

Starting May 23rd, Shuck One, Bénédicte Van der Maar, Alexis Peskine, Jules Viera, Natalia Ivanova, and Marc Bellini will present their work at Le 100ecs (100, rue de Charenton, 75012). As a result, their collective voices challenge and expand the definition of French identity.

“What is your France,” quite literally termed C’est Quoi Ta France, is an open question to every world citizen who is directly or indirectly connected to France through personal experience. Furthermore, this project encourages reflection on our position in a globalized world, both historically and today.

In order to promote human rights, it also invites us to imagine the kind of society we want to build for the future.

Ultimately, C’est Quoi Ta France stands as a national anthem for diversity and an open world.

EXHIBITION
May 23rd at 100ecs, 100, rue de Charenton, 75012