Terre Active

National Network
France
Address

Patio/CECDC, 1 place Victor Schoëlcher 13090 Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
France

Telephone
+(33)4 42 20 96 25
Telephone (other)
+(33)4 42 20 96 28
Fax
+(33)4 42 20 96 40
E-Mail
terreactive@wanadoo.fr
E-Mail (2)
contact@secondenature.org
Website
http://www.arborescence.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information
1- Seconde Nature (law 1901 association under french law ) is a wide project born to gather the skills and the means of the two law 1901 associations Terre Active and Biomix. 6 employees. A scientific commitee is composed by researchers, experts, curators, artistic and cultural personnalities. 2-3 Brought together, the fiancial ressources contribute to a 500 000 euros annual budget (foundings from the town of Aix-en-Provence, Ministry of Culture, PACA Region, Bouches-du-Rhone department). 4- Among the local partners, Seconde Nature works with the Vasarely Foundation, l’Ecole supérieure d’Arts d’Aix en Provence, la Friche Belle-de-Mai (ZINC-ECM, Sytème Friche Théatre, AMI, Cabaret Aléatoire, Radio Grenouille). In the Euro-Mediterranean zone, we work with Santralistanbul, SOAP System, SHAM’S, The Basement, In Concert, WARP records, french cultural centers and french alliances.
Mission and Objectives

The fields of culture and artistic creation are sensitive to the new technological tools evolution which favors new relational models appearence. Seconde Nature’s vocation is to contribute to the emergence of new artistic expression forms related to new technologies and their impact on our environments.
The organisation aims to develop electronic cultures and multimedia arts. Creation has a privileged position as an artistic engine, feeding the other project branches. A focus on multidisciplinary projects is given through creation, educational actions, production and diffusion.

Main Projects / Activities

We carry out a permanent activity all year long in France, and lead sustainable specific actions abroad.
Creation, as artistic residencies.
Public events, as exhibitions, performances, concerts, conferences, and more notably the festival, that brings together all these forms.
International cultural exchanges, in order to favour the circulation of artists and their works, by helping with international artistic collaborations. We mainly focus on new emerging scenes and foreign local initiatives.
Educational actions in the field of multimedia Art and electronic music: Master classes, artistic workshops, training courses, for professional, amateurs or children of all ages. This unit should be embodied in a specialized centre for electronic and numeric artistic resources in the future.

Contact (1) Full Name
Pierre-Emmanuel Reviron
Head of the organisation
Pierre-Emmanuel Reviron
Contact (2) Full Name
Raphaël Sage