Thomas Dreyfuss's 'Dedalus' at Villa Tamaris Explores Migration and Nomadic Life

From February 25 to April 30, 2017, Villa Tamaris in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, presents 'Dedalus', an exhibition by French artist Thomas Dreyfuss. The show spans multiple levels of the venue and features paintings that reflect Dreyfuss's experiences with the Afar, a nomadic people in East Africa, and his work teaching visual arts to young migrants in France. Through these encounters, Dreyfuss creates hybrid forms that serve as allegories of passage, metamorphosis, and adaptation to precarious, transitory environments. The exhibition title references the mythological figure Daedalus, symbolizing craftsmanship and escape.