Drawing on the history of the River Garonne, matali crasset dreams up two mini-constructions as venues for meetings and workshops, the Carrelet, in the Château d'Eau gardens, and the Moulin à Nef. An invitation to come together and reflect, collectively and joyously, on our relationships to the rivers going through our cities and, more broadly, on the terms of our collaboration with the living world.

For seven centuries, these now-forgotten floating windmills constituted the most celebrated industrial establishments in Toulouse. In the 12th century, sixty moulins à nef were afloat on the Garonne, guaranteeing a source of energy whatever the level of the river.

The Moulin à Nef will be in Raymond VI gardens throughout the summer before finding a permanent home in the public space, in collaboration with the City of Toulouse.

Funding by Les Amis du Nouveau Printemps – Toulouse

Produced with the participation of students of the Performing Arts Technician program at Lycée Vitry Urbain, and the agency 3.14 Conception.

Materials are partly sourced from re-usage as part of the LifeWaste2Build European program at Toulouse Métropole.

With the support of La Fondation des Artistes.