With Rosa Bonheur and Joël Person everything is a story of horses galloping on monumental formats. First those of Rosa: her « Horse Market », a tour de force of the painter to demonstrate to the world that « genius has no sex »; then those of Joel: his « Breaking » of horses which exert on the spectator and the painter a fascination for these graceful and powerful beings. Half a century separates them, but undeniably, Joel is a child of Rosa. 

So for the bicentenary of Rosa’s birth, Joel pays tribute to Rosa by continuing his « Déferlante », a 10 m long fresco. For 3 days, he puts down his brushes in Rosa Bonheur’s open-air workshop: her park! And challenges himself to add 5 meters to his monumental canvas! He will be accompanied throughout his journey by musicians. Thus linking the 2 passions of Rosa Bonheur and Joel Person: music and painting.

This performance echoes Joël Person’s exhibition « Déferlante » held at the Loo & Lou Gallery from May to July 2021.