Since our beginnings in 1991, we have been creating art committed to biodiversity and ecology. (…) Through a collection of surprising and dissonant objects that reflect this commitment, we confront the viewer with these deep convictions, with a vital and sometimes caustic sense of humor.
— Art Orienté Objet
Art Orienté Objet is an artist duo born in Paris in 1991, composed of Marion Laval-Jeantet and Benoît Mangin. At the intersection of art, science, and anthropology, their work treats the living as a language that speaks of what escapes the eye. Installations, videos, sculptures, and objects serve as forms to probe the intangible, challenge the boundaries of consciousness, and reveal the subtle connections between humans, animals, and landscapes.
Their approach takes the form of an embodied protocol, situated between field research and experimental devices, between biological knowledge and ethnographic narratives. Every immersion, every gesture becomes an experience; each experience presents itself as a work of art. Whether through rituals, meditations, or biotechnological protocols, Art Orienté Objet seeks to expand sensitivity and convey a perception of the world that is at once unsettling, fragile, and deeply considered.
Their works have been presented at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2006, the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris in 2013, the MUDAM – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in Luxembourg in 2013, La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris in 2014, La Maréchalerie in Versailles in 2015, the Transpalette – Centre d’art contemporain in Bourges in 2016, and the Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian in Paris in 2018.
In 2025, the Centre Pompidou acquired Les Tables du Slow Art for its collection.