There are artists capable of saying things that others are reluctant to express. Thus, Hervé Di Rosa, who spoke at the inauguration of his Disorientation table glazed ceramic, a plan of the Etang de Thau – in the purest Di Rosa style, to drive a cartographer crazy –, installed on a quay, in an old industrial district of Frontignan, facing a brand new cinema complex.
The artist does not hesitate to salute an almost outcast, François Commeinhes, former mayor (various right) of Sète and former president of Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée, which brings together 14 municipalities located around the Etang de Thau. The latter resigned from his mandates in 2025 after his conviction by the Montpellier Court of Appeal, confirmed by the Court of Cassation, for embezzlement of public funds after having issued orders increasing the remuneration of certain employees. “I would like to pay tribute to him, because he had the courage to bring together the other mayors of the agglomeration, despite their political differences, on a contemporary art projectunderlines the painter. It is a group of small cities which are brought together to defend a certain idea of art in public space. »
His project? A route punctuated by works of art created with the support of the regional directorate of cultural affairs of Occitanie, named “BAM”, for “artistic walks in the Mediterranean”. Depending on the means of transport chosen by the visitor, the complete journey can take several days, to the delight of the tourist office, which has launched an application for smartphones, and the local restaurant and hotel industry. His resignation could have compromised the project. However, his successor as president of the agglomeration, Loïc Linares, although of different political sensibilities – he is an elected socialist from Frontignan – has taken up the torch, as the idea makes sense to highlight a disparate community.
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