Facilitated by Isabelle Desjeux, in-house artist and mentor. L'Observatoire was set up as a residency programme by artist Isabelle Desjeux and Blue House International Preschool in January 2017 as a means to develop a symbiotic relationship between local arts practitioners and the Blue House community at large. We invite artists to propose experimental projects where the risk is understood. We pro
vide the tools, mentorship, community networking, and a safe space where the artist can create freely and develop their ideas. In turn, resident artists are expected to share some of their processes and techniques with the school community. Nonetheless, the studio remains as a safe yet experimental space for artists to utilise.
The school community gets to engage with a diverse pool of artists at work, while artists-in-residence are presented with the opportunity to interact with school-going children, parents, and staff members, all of whom they may not encounter otherwise. Thus, sites of the artist residency can expand into a robust space for the artist's project development, as well as conversations and exchange of ideas across communities. The studio offers a one-month residency, the outcome of which emphasises the sharing of experience and processes rather than conventional modes of art exhibitions. Currently, the residency is by invitation only, for artists who can work collaboratively on specific themes that are being explored.
