PLAYGROUND

PLAYGROUND

Playground is a space for experimentation and expression through play with primary materials : ground, sand, water, leaves, branches…

Touching, smelling, sensing, building and breaking : an instinctive way to express the inner psychic process, unpack and unfold, visualise it, communicate through it, embody it.

Participants can explore the Playground as they see fit, and discover where the play brings them.

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I was that kid playing with things on the ground.

Literally with the ground, dirt, sticks, water… Can you relate?

Exploring, enjoying my body moving, messy and spontaneous with no aim, except because I wanted to.

I feel a lot of liberation in the process of spontaneous creation. It’s resourceful to do such things as adult too.

Our world is complicated enough, I believe we need more things simple.

We also need a safe space and a witness to let the process be observed with no judgement.

I seek to open a social dialogue thought the practice I propose.

Welcome to my Playground!

Workshop : for players

Playground.Vol1

POUSH

Paris, October 2024

Playground.Vol2

POUSH

Paris, May 2025

  • « Within the echo of the old industrial walls, I wandered through an artwork where clay crumbled beneath my fingers and leaves whispered at my feet. Tea in hand, I moved slowly, savouring the silence, each sip deepening the gentle, meditative pulse of the space. Here, nature and ruin danced together, inviting me to play, to listen, and to simply be. »

    by Trent at Playground.Vol1

  • “For me, it was a moment of calm and of nostalgia—the smells of earth, moss, and wood—but for each person, I’m sure, it will mean something completely different. Regardless, I think everyone will find something valuable and certainly reflective in the experience.”

    by Dane at Playground.Vol1

  • « Faced with no instructions except not to speak, I panicked that I was going to engage with the experience “incorrectly”. I thought the work was a test or a trick. Then after a minute of silence, I found an urge that I felt I’d lost: I wanted to play. Play with mud and play with the space, and most significantly to me, to play with my friends. I haven’t played like that since I was a kid. I felt close to my friends. I felt close to myself younger self. The experience has stayed with me, I think of it often. Powerful art. The work was absent of cynicism. It robbed me, for at least a moment, of my cynicism. »

    by Jessica at Playground.Vol1

  • « It was as described, a playground, I didn't expect much getting into the experience and just kept an open heart. and similar to life, going with the flow will take you to places unexpected, playing, building, destroying, manifesting, experimenting, meditating, etc. After the experience, I had flashbacks of it in many moments in life and what remains are: "No judgement just give it a go. Just like the playground. "

    by Runci at Playground.Vol1

  • « The opportunity to be apart of an immersive art was really intriguing and because it was hidden, I had no idea what to expect. Going into the room with limited information made me a bit hesitant at the beginning. I wasn't sure what we were "allowed" to move etc. After lightly playing with some of the materials it was easier to feel freer and be more expressive and experimental and basically just play! I think reflecting on it, it shows how as adults, our instinct to just play is not as immediate as children - because I know if I went in as a kid I would've had a BALL. However, it was nice to be reminded we can just play, and to be in an interesting, and safe feeling environment, where we could really play without there being any consequences. I wish the room was bigger and there was more to do because I did have a lot of fun doing the activity. Would definitely be interested if you did additional or different immersive art exhibits in the future! »

    by Laura at Playground.Vol2

  • « Playground est une expérience à la fois participative et d’expression libre. Avant d’entrer dans la salle dédiée, Tatiana nous accueille avec son sourire et sa voix douce, mais elle ne dit rien de ce que l’on découvrira à l’intérieur. Une fois les combinaisons revêtues pour l’occasion, on passe le sas et l’on découvre ce que les autres ont laissé de leur passage. Mes enfants qui m’accompagnaient, ont rapidement plongé leurs mains dans les seaux à disposition pour y trouver de l’argile, et puisque tout était libre, sont allés aussitôt poser leurs mains recouvertes de terre sur les murs pour y laisser leurs empreintes. Geste primitif et instinctif. Je les ai observé s’exprimer, puis à mon tour j’ai pris de l’argile que j’ai commencé à modeler, ramassant ça et là d’autres éléments végétaux pour les intégrer à la terre. Toute mon attention s’est concentrée dans ce que j’étais en train de créer avec mes mains. Et la sensation de la terre entre mes mains m’a fait beaucoup de bien. Les enfants riaient, chahutaient. C’était gai. »

    by Pauline at Playground.Vol2

  • « My experience in the Playground was an opportunity to ground myself and escape the violence of the city's rhythm. I was captivated by the wooden sculptures, created by many different people, and I enjoyed observing the contrast between nature and the urban landscape, as well as the melting point where they blend together. Our group was the last one to experience the Playground, which sparked my curiosity about how it was in the beginning. Liberating the sense of touch and transforming the space through my presence and actions evoked thoughts about the story of this place and our stigma in it. By the end of the experience, I felt a sense of calm and a tone of happiness. Tatiana was wonderful in facilitating this experience within an urban environment. She made me feel safe, and the setup of the room drew me deeply into the experience. Thank you again. »

    by Penelope at Playground.Vol2

  • « This was an experience like no other. Being able to play, with no rules, no shame, no pressures was an incredibly and unexpectedly liberating experience. After some nerves before going in (having no idea what to expect and being dressed up as crime scene investigators!), we emerged happy, muddy and giggly. Even months later, we still talk about the room and the impression it left on us. I was inspired to get out into the great outdoors more often (as difficult as that can be in paris!) and try to take life less seriously. It felt like pressing a reset button and reconnecting with my childhood self. Huge thanks to Tatiana for creating this beautiful experience. »

    by Katy at Playground.Vol1

  • "J'ai participé à votre proposition et nous avons échangé quelques minutes ensuite - je vous ai dit en être sorti aider, mais aussi très inquiet. Je pense depuis hier à ce que j'ai vécu au sein de ces murs et ce que votre proposition très simple en apparence m'a permis de vivre : qu'autant de choses puissent être mises tant à mal avec seulement de la bâche de protection et quelques pommes, cela m'interroge beaucoup. Je tenais encore à vous remercier pour cette proposition et pour vous dire qu’elle peut générer des choses très fortes chez certain·e·s. J'espère avoir l'occasion de reparler un jour avec vous de votre travail."

    by Axel at Playground.Vol

Performance: as player

Spark of Life

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

January 2025

As artist and therapist I see my work in framing.

I grew up in Saint-Petersburg in a big city surrounded by an as big forest.

I was used to move between urban and savage and I had a chance to be born with an access to great culture and a great nature.

I moved to Paris 10 years ago and for a long time I felt like everywhere and nowhere, somewhere in between. My mind was in a constant movement, in constant hunger for this new reality that on one point became overwhelming. My soul seemed to leave me to wonder somewhere in the wild. I felt thorn apart willing to escape. I ran for many years until my urge for freedom reached its limit.
This sadness of the absence of belonging caused me a lot of pain but forced me to remind me of who I am, so with time it grew into a vision and to a position of a mediator.

Limits and freedom are subjects that trigger me until now.

My long journey of self-discovery made me understand the value of this conflict. I am learning not to judge, but to see its beauty and grace and even more, to give it a space it deserves and a meaning that can be valued. Playground is created to share and nurture this process.

I welcome people to enter the frame I create to meet their own frame, explore their own limits and their own freedom, accept their own way to observe the authenticity and creativity of their inner self.

Playground brigs savage side of nature into the city. I do not seek to dwell into nostalgia, its is neither an invitation to detach from the intensity of life. It is about grounding into imperfect reality that can be seen with a clear creative vision of a child. And a rejuvenation process of the soul that is launched thought curiosity towards oneself and others.

Let’s Play!

You are a muséum, an art gallery, a social institution?

Feel free to send your collaboration request, and we will create a PLAYGROUND at your space.