Refuge d'Art "La Forest"

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Unique experience than that of Andy Goldsworthy, internationally recognized artist, who imagines a project combining contemporary art and safeguarding rural heritage on the protected territory of the Geopark of Haute-Provence, around Digne les Bains.

"La Forest is an extraordinary village in ruins. The houses still bear witness to the beauty of the construction, with stairs, paths, openings and interesting walls. Its disappearance marked this place with deep sadness. This removal of houses, it is one of the most brutal and cruel treatment that can be inflicted on an ancient village: it is not only the buildings that have disappeared but with them the memory. less the latter remains, even if it is reduced to a footprint. If the stone is reused or if a new building rises on the site of the old, new life arises, but leave nothing.“
Andy Goldsworthy

To discover the Refuge d'art – La Forest, reservation required with the Gassendi museum on 04 92 31 45 29 then collection of the key in exchange for an identity document and after payment of the entrance fee to the Gassendi museum of €6 which gives access to the monumental work River of Earth by Andy Goldsworthy and to all the rooms presenting the Art in the Mountains collection.

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From Digne-les-Bains:
Take the N85 towards Sisteron. Cross Château-Arnoux. Take the A51 at Aubignosc towards Sisteron and exit at Sisteron Sud. At the roundabout take the D4 towards Volonne. In the hamlet of St Puy, take the D217 towards Entrepierres. In Entrepierres continue on the D17 towards Abros. Cross the Queen Jeanne Bridge. Parking located after Abros, on the banks of the Vançon. About 50 minutes.