ADA is a monumental art work. A gigantic bubble of air covered with black spikes, which floats in the middle of a white space. Anyone crosses her on her way could taker her for a threatening creature. In reality, ADA can be tame. When playing with her, we discover that her spikes are charcoal sticks. At the rate of visitors and draughts, ADA crosses the space and draws strange patterns on the walls, the floor and the ceiling. Karina Smigla-Bobinski, her creator, speaks about “art work with a soul”.


ADA, Karina Smigla-Bobinski.


ADA, Karina Smigla-Bobinski.

Since its emerging, the interactive work ADA travels all over the world. Today, she stops in Rennes for the MAINTENANT festival who takes place from 10 to 15 October.

MAINTENAT festival, entirely dedicated to contemporary artistic creativity, promises full of beautiful discoveries. Some 80 local and international artists come to present their creations through ajourney combining visual arts, music and new technologies. In this context, visitors stroll for six days between exhibitions, installations, electronic nights and conferences.

To discover: the poetic work of the Greek Yiannis KranidiotisSmile, the participative installation of Varvara & Mar duo, or Night Textiles 2.0, which brings together students, artists, musicians and designers around the same theme for a visual, audio and digital interpretation of the textile.


Pentatono, Yiannis Kranidiotis.


Smile, Varvara & Mar.


La Nuit Textiles 2.0.


La Nuit Textiles 2.0.

MAINTENANT it is also the meeting point of the “Experiences“, a program that proposes to highlight digital creativity and technological innovation. This year again, experiences are fascinating: Myriam Bleau comes back with an audiovisual creation that explores the sound and visual potential of a wine glass, the Viennese Andreas Trobollowitsch will propose a creation mixing stringed instruments and everyday objects diverted. Many other experiences are also to be discovered!


Autopsy.glass, Myriam Bleau.


Andreas Trobollowitsch.

The MAINTENANT festival team welcomes you from 10 to 15 October at the Théâtre du Vieux Saint-Étienne, transformed into the heart of the festival.