Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island, December 2025 © Nadine Jestin - Hans Lucas - Mucem
Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island, December 2025 © Nadine Jestin - Hans Lucas - Mucem
Guided Tour

Guided Tour of the Exhibition “Clément Cogitore: Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island”

by Enguerrand Lascols, co-curator

Top: Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea: We Had Become a Nation of Insomniacs, 2022. Pigment print on Hahnemühle Ultra Smooth paper, 305 g/m², engraved glass, 108 × 158.5 cm. Mucem, Marseille. © Clément Cogitore Bottom: Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea: Incertitudes, 2022. HD video (still frame), color, sound, 42 min 17 s. Mucem, Marseille. © Clément Cogitore

Trailer for the exhibition “Clément Cogitore: Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island”

Enguerrand Lascols, the exhibition curator, invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition “Clément Cogitore: Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island” on Saturday, August 29, and Sunday, August 30, at 11:15 a.m.

Do you know the story of Ferdinandea, that ephemeral volcanic island that emerged in the Mediterranean in 1831 between Sicily and Tunisia, and quickly caught the attention of European powers eager to seize its strategic position?

To learn a little more about the history and myths surrounding Ferdinandea—and how artist and filmmaker Clément Cogitore explores it through a 16mm film, videos, and photographs—the curator invites you to a unique tour as part of the “La rentrée” event organized by the PAC.

Enguerrand Lascols, the exhibition curator, invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition “Clément Cogitore: Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island” on Saturday, August 29, and Sunday, August 30, at 11:15 a.m.

Top: Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea: We Had Become a Nation of Insomniacs, 2022. Pigment print on Hahnemühle Ultra Smooth paper, 305 g/m², engraved glass, 108 × 158.5 cm. Mucem, Marseille. © Clément Cogitore Bottom: Clément Cogitore, Ferdinandea: Incertitudes, 2022. HD video (still frame), color, sound, 42 min 17 s. Mucem, Marseille. © Clément Cogitore

Trailer for the exhibition “Clément Cogitore: Ferdinandea, the Ephemeral Island”

Do you know the story of Ferdinandea, that ephemeral volcanic island that emerged in the Mediterranean in 1831 between Sicily and Tunisia, and quickly caught the attention of European powers eager to seize its strategic position?

To learn a little more about the history and myths surrounding Ferdinandea—and how artist and filmmaker Clément Cogitore explores it through a 16mm film, videos, and photographs—the curator invites you to a unique tour as part of the “La rentrée” event organized by the PAC.