For its inaugural exhibition at 5 rue de l’École Normale in Albi, the art centre Le Lait is inviting Spanish artist Leonor Serrano Rivas for her first solo exhibition in France.

Leonor Serrano Rivas’ work often draws on medieval history, a time when science, magic and philosophy were interconnected. Rivas is particularly interested in the transmission of knowledge through the spoken word, songs, interwoven patterns and rituals. The artist combines objects, textiles, performances and videos in a multi-layered narrative, creating a poetic source of knowledge and offering immersive journeys that challenge the visitor’s senses.

This exhibition, entitled Del Otro Mundo, makes use of the rich tradition of medieval scriptoriums (scribes’ workshops) and the transmission of knowledge through illuminated manuscripts.

For this project led in Albi, Rivas focused on a manuscript from the Abbey of Saint-Martial in Limoges containing a collection of tropes — phrases that were inserted into the sung parts of the Mass — written around the year 1000. Through the manuscript, she explored the first signs used for musical notation in medieval times as well as the symbolism of its coloured illumination

www.centredartlelait.com/expositions/del-otro-mundo