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Get a taste of Roman's international art projects in dialogue with

SCIENCE: expedition across the Pacific Ocean, diving with whale sharks in the Philippines

HISTORY: on-site works in Belarus, Poland, Italy, France, Germany, ...

LITERATURE: meet his poetic accomplice Tarantula, an ancient typewriter born in the 1960s

and more!

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VIDEO-TRAILER: The Waterweaver (2023)

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MEET the 'Waterweaver'

Roman was born on the German North Sea coast, exposed to the tides, between sheep and lighthouses.

Former lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts – in his past life: lawyer in an international law firm.

DISCOVER his atelier

a true mille-feuilles ("thousand-sheets") of history:

It’s located in an ancient building (1650) in the heart of Lyon's historic silk weaving district – in the 1950s it was a legendary "clandé", a clandestine house of prostitution!

EXPLORE Lyon

through Roman's artistic eye.

Protagonists of the PAST: silk weaver icons, the emblematic Mères Lyonnaises, ...

TODAY's inhabitants of the district: street artists, emerging fashion designers, underground musicians, ...

FEEL history coming alive

at your FINGERTIPS.

Examine original objects such as ancient weaver spindles, stamps & silkworm cocoons.

DISCOVER how Lyon's history

resonates with Roman's freediving adventures in pursuit of the largest fish on our planet:

W H A L E S H A R K S.

DIVE behind the scenes

of his interdisciplinary experiments,

combining art, science, history, literature and philosophy.

TOUCH the bottom of

the PACIFIC OCEAN !

... deep-sea sediments from over 5000 metres, Roman's artistic working materials, brought back from his scientific expedition aboard the German research vessel SONNE.

MEET Roman's poetic accomplice

T A R A N T U L A

a type-writer, born in the 1960s, with whom you will be able to bond during Roman's workshops to write your own texts.

EXPERIMENT

with your CREATIVE POWERS !

In Roman's workshops, create a unique collage through an interaction of different experimental techniques: Japanese suminagashi, frottage à la Max Ernst and drip painting – while producing your own ink with the help of Cassiopeia (an ancient turtle ink stone) and water originating from Lyon’s aquatic arteries: the Saône and the Rhône river.

SURPRISE a friend ...?

You may also offer the visit to Roman's atelier as a surprise gift to a friend.

Provide Roman with the address and the person will get the invitation via old-school handwritten postcard, signed by Roman & Tarantula.

EXCHANGE with Roman

in the language you prefer: English, French, German (all fluent)

or Spanish – ¡un poco más experimental!

ARE you a DINOSAUR ...

with a rather old-school mindset like Roman who doesn't find online payments all that appealing?

Give us a call, book your visit in person and pay in cash on arrival. Also reachable via whatsapp, signal and telegram:

+33 (0)769 33 26 99

CURIOUS ...?

Check out Roman's offer of atelier visits, artistic city tours & workshops!

Normal atelier visits (1,5h) are at 25 €/person if you are 2 people or more.

MEET Roman