On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the City of Beausoleil awarded Gil Lekh, artist-researcher graduated from Villa Arson, the first Emergence Prize – Villa Arson x City of Beausoleil.
Gil Lekh
An artist-researcher based in Marseille, Gil Lekh draws inspiration from a diverse background: alternately a gymnast, construction worker, organizer of socio-cultural events, punk, researcher, activist, and climbing instructor.
Gil Lekh’s work lies between research and affective, political, and social exploration. His multiple experiences shape his identity and influence his work. Coming from construction, urban areas, and punk culture, he uses their objects and materials. He thus composes a materiology derived from inhabiting, made of glass, plaster, iron, “putting them to the test of collective gestures, photography, fanzines, research texts and poetic writing”.
The Emergence Prize City of Beausoleil X Villa Arson
Created in 2025 by the City of Beausoleil, the Emergence Prize aims to reward an artist newly graduated from Villa Arson. This prize’s ambition is to support young contemporary creation and to accompany these young artists in their professional integration.
