This year, the “Frans Krajcberg as Seen by...” series features Ricardo Ribenboim, a Brazilian artist who was close to Frans Krajcberg. The exhibition Encontros e Dissonâncias brings together the two artists, both of whom are committed to the defense of nature. Ricardo Ribenboim is presenting his works in France for the first time, accompanied by previously unseen archival material on Frans Krajcberg, which he is donating to the Association of Friends of Frans Krajcberg.

“For nearly thirty years, Frans Krajcberg and Ricardo Ribenboim crossed paths. Sometimes allies, sometimes at odds, they found themselves over the years at events that, throughout the second half of the 20th century, reshaped the relationship between Art and the Environment around the world. [...]

Frans loved raw, natural elements gathered from Nature itself. Ricardo, during his urban strolls, readily collects remnants of daily life to transform them. The goal is the same: to encourage us…