Atelier A: Jocelyn Cottencin

Jocelyn Cottencin

Atelier A - Jocelyn Cottencin

An exhibition, a retrospective, a piece of art... We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process.


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Atelier A

Jocelyn Cottencin explains her work to us

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An exhibition, a retrospective, a piece of art... We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process.

We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process

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