Taking its title from the seminal book by the priest, philosopher, and historian Michel de Certeau, this publication, which accompanies the eponymous Capc exhibition, bears witness to unique ways of being in the world through the transformation of materials, tools, and everyday practices, inscribed directly onto the pages of a regional daily newspaper.
This publication accompanies the exhibition The Practice of Everyday Life, presented at the Capc, Bordeaux, from 4 July 2025 to 4 January 2026, curated by Sandra Patron, assisted by Marie-Inès Tirard. Created by the duo Bibliomania (Alex Balgiu and Olivier Lebrun), it mirrors the gestures and temporalities at the heart of the exhibition. It recounts the modes of production of an exhibition and an edition in their collective dimension.
The need to confront ecological, economic and democratic crises has instilled in many artists a sense of urgency to propose alternatives to ways of living and working that are often exhausting, extractive, and unsustainable - systems we are sometimes tempted to accept with resignation. It is to these artists, researchers of singular, inventive, secret and sovereign joys, that the publication and exhibition give voice. Reuse, hacking, investigation, and collaboration are among the methods inspiring discreet and political gestures, vernacular practices, precarious materials and often invisible forms of work.
Structured in three parts, this graphic, narrative, and theoretical object unfolds through the release of three newspapers, distributed at different stages of the exhibition. The first, published on the day of the opening, documents the installation of the exhibition, as well as the work of the artists and technicians. The second, published a few weeks later, presents Sandra Patron's lecture and the long table discussion with thirteen of the thirty artists. The third, released in the autumn, reflects on workshops conducted with the public, involving puppets and the visual lexicon created with the graphic designers.
This publication is printed in black and white and colour, supported by the newspaper Sud Ouest, encased within a poster and complemented by inserts of various formats.
