{"id":205589,"date":"2026-01-14T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/2026\/01\/14\/annette-messager-exhibits-the-animal-and-the-human-at-the-musee-de-la-chasse-et-de-la-nature-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:23:00","slug":"annette-messager-exhibits-the-animal-and-the-human-at-the-musee-de-la-chasse-et-de-la-nature-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/annette-messager-exhibits-the-animal-and-the-human-at-the-musee-de-la-chasse-et-de-la-nature-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Annette Messager exhibits the animal and the human at the Mus\u00e9e de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Paris<\/a>, an exhibition by Annette Messager transforms a visit to the Mus\u00e9e de la Chasse et de la Nature<\/strong> into an intimate, sensory experience. Using images, materials and gestures, the artist weaves a tale that is both tender and disturbing. In this way, each of us measures our share of the animal and the sensitive. <\/p>\n

Annette Messager, the art of ambivalence<\/h2>\n

Known for her assemblages, the artist combines taxidermy<\/strong>, stuffed animals<\/strong> and hijacked objects<\/strong>. She also plays with oppositions: softness and bite, playfulness and gravity, memory<\/a> and oblivion. As a result, her work invites us to take a fresh look at our fears and attachments. <\/p>\n

His installations provide both pause and momentum. Drawings, photographs<\/a> and texts form narrative fragments. In short, each room offers a point of view, never a moral. <\/p>\n

A sensitive face-to-face encounter with the human-animal<\/h3>\n

Here, humans are not separated from the living<\/a>. Instead, they cohabit, adapt and sometimes falter, to the rhythm of playful and disquieting assemblages. The tour of the Mus\u00e9e de la Chasse et de la Nature<\/strong> underscores this physical and mental proximity. <\/p>\n

“You think you’re looking at an animal; suddenly, it’s looking back at you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The materials evoke memories of childhood and the workshop. A stuffed toy becomes a relic, while a fragment of feather becomes an intimate trophy. As a result, the scale of emotions shifts, from smiles to amazement. <\/p>\n

Nothing is left to chance, yet nothing seems set in stone. The gestures of sewing and collecting connect worlds that were once thought to be separate. In short, the exhibition is as much to be experienced as it is to be understood. <\/p>\n