Poussin sur la Banquise

President and producer of an adventure-based art project: sailing a 6.50m scow to Arctic waters, and building a show out of the voyage.

Context

Poussin sur la Banquise is an adventure-based art project: a 6.50m scow – a small, flat-bottomed racing hull – prepared for Arctic navigation, and the voyage turned into a show. It ran under L’Insolite Compagnie, of which I was president from 2017 to 2024.

What I did

  • Producer of the project: funding, partnerships, planning and logistics.
  • Preparation of the boat for high-latitude sailing.
  • Turned the navigation into an art show, with the company’s artists.

Outcome

An expedition and a show, delivered by a small volunteer team over seven years.

Not software – but the same job as any other project here: an ambitious objective, hard constraints, a team to carry it, and no option but to make the thing actually work.