Title : The Birth of Mare à Goriaux
Artists : Sophie Agneray, Pauline Haghbin, Simon Lebon, Bun Chaï Ly, Alicia Monnot, Cédric Potier
Sound Design : Mathieu Buytaers
Location : Arenberg Mine Site – La Porte du Hainaut
City / Country : Wallers-Arenberg, France

Production background : Creation residency
as part of the the Interreg France - Wallonia - Vlaanderen VideoMap project

Production : Loom Prod,
Rencontres Audiovisuelles, Arenberg Creative Mine

Production year : 2025
Screening dates : From 30th of May to 24thof August 2025
Type : Monument mapping / Indoor / Immersive / Linear / Ephemeral


Video mapping made during a Franco-Belgian creation residency
organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles / Video Mapping European Center 
as part of the the Interreg France – Wallonia – Vlaanderen VideoMap project.
This video mapping is a co-production between Rencontres Audiovisuelles, Loom Prod and Arenberg Creative Mine.

► The Birth of Mare à Goriaux
This immersive mapping takes viewers on a journey through the evolution of the territory along a timeline stretching from before 1900 to the present day. Combining 2D animation and 3D modelling, it highlights the transformation of the landscape and the resilience of nature, while underlining the collective responsibility for preserving the site. The visual journey begins and ends at night, symbolising the passage of time and the metamorphosis of the environment.

Writing: Sophie Agneray
Direction: Sophie Agneray, Simon Lebon
Direction assistant: Bun Chaï Ly
Animation: Sophie Agneray, Pauline Haghbin, Simon Lebon, Bun Chaï Ly, Alicia Monnot, Cédric Potier
Original music: Mathieu Buytaers
 

Coproduction Rencontres Audiovisuelles, Loom Prod and Arenberg Creative Mine.
With the support of Communauté d’Agglomération de La Porte du Hainaut, La Porte du Hainaut Tourist Office, Pictanovo, and the Hauts-de-France Region.
In collaboration with CNC.

A work made during a creation residency organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles as part of the Video Mapping European Center and the VideoMap project.
With the support of the European Union, Interreg France – Wallonia – Vlaanderen programme.


 
 
 
 
Thanks to: The funders and partners of the Interreg France – Wallonia – Vlaanderen VideoMap project
Tourisme Wallonie
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
IDETA
Maison du Tourisme Wallonie picarde
Eurometropolitan e-Campus
Ville de Mons
Maison du Tourisme de Mons
EuraCreative