“Pour ce qu’il me plest”

As part of the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) on 19, 20 & 21 September 2025, this year's theme being Architectural Heritage, I offer a contemporary look at some of Clisson's most emblematic sites. Through a series of hand-crafted screen prints - in monochrome, bichrome, trichrome and quadrichrome - Faïzza Zeïna has chosen to highlight the church of Notre-Dame and the château de Clisson, associating these images with Olivier de Clisson's motto: "Pour ce qu'il me plest" ("For what I please"). The church of Notre-Dame de Clisson, the town's landmark monument, stands out for its Romanesque bell tower and neo-Romanesque architecture: round arches, paired columns and sculpted ornamentation. In my work, it appears solid and timeless, captured in a partial view from slightly below, which emphasises its verticality and the finesse of its details. The graphic style, reminiscent of a hand-drawn line, gives the building a dimension that is both realistic and symbolic, almost iconic. The vivid contrast of colours on a white background reinforces the visual impact and immediately catches the eye.

The aim of this work is to pay tribute to Clisson's historic heritage, while at the same time demonstrating that an old building can be expressed in a contemporary, colourful and lively visual language. The exhibition also features: a work dedicated to Étienne de La Boétie's birthplace in Sarlat-la-Canéda, and a freer, more imaginary work based on architecture from elsewhere. Times: Sat. and Sun. 10.30am-1pm and 2pm-6pm