What is the Bibliambule, this funny object that landed at Docks 76 in Rouen?
Through Margot Nicodemus
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It is a funny object, which can not only observe, but indeed use the visitors of the Platform 76 a Rouen (Seine-Maritime). Since the end of October 2021, on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, the Bibliambule takes up residence in the relaxation area of the shopping center, located on the first floor. Seeming straight out of a tale, this traveling library got stuck on an almost … magical (electric!) tricycle: seven hammocks can get by, offer passers-by reading moments privileged.
Show that reading is accessible to all
If such a machine was designed in Paris, in 2015, by the company Les Z’ambules, the artist who gave it all his soul is very Rouen. This is Emmanuelle Halgand, who combines the hats of mediator, illustrator and author, and who settled in the Norman capital 20 years ago. “The town hall of Rouen contacted me because it had the project to acquire this bike. I received plans and made three drawn proposals. It is the red library, with amounts, which was selected. »Red, says the artist, because she wanted« that it contrasts with the vegetal elements. And then it reflects its nomadic side, the Bibliambule works both inside and outside ”.
The characters represented convey the message that reading is “accessible to everyone”. “There are characters who run, who read, or who water the plants. It’s a real microcosm. Emmanuelle Halgand, author of children’s books for six years, which she also obviously illustrates, likes to leave her activity in this way. “It’s always attractive to work on unusual objects! », She rejoices.
La Bibliambule is not at its first stopover, since Rouen residents have already seen it in the Jardin des Plantes, in a schoolyard in Hauts-de-Rouen or in Grammont Park. From now on, to experience the magic of Christmas a little before the hour, it is to Docks 76 that you will have to go …
To discover Emmanuelle Halgand’s creations, go to site on his.
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