This exhibition began with an encounter. An encounter between sculptor Vincent Barré and two artworks from the museum's collections. The artist evokes the resonance between two still-lifes by the 17th-century painter from Strasbourg, Sébastien Stoskopff: "Austere presence of everyday objects—pewter bowls, water jug and glasses, and modest food—shrimp, lemon, bread, cheese, onion... like a Vanity that reflects an art of frugal living and broad thinking. Constructive and spiritual proximity with my recent cast-iron and steel sculpture." Vincent Barré

Sculptures of cast-iron, aluminum, cut-out steel and rubber show the artist's interest in the possibilities afforded by materials and scales: on a monumental scale for the cast-iron, and at the level of the body and touch for the terracotta works. Older works of cut-out steel, inspired by "Vanities", recall the figurative origins of his inspiration. The "drawing gallery" presents nearly thirty years of sources: sketchbooks, travel logs, lecture and research notes, etc.