Minimes bridge - Chartres en lumières

A rich palette of geometric motifs highlights the bridge, the water and its reflection, deceiving the spectator to no end.

After a few seconds of perfect symmetry, during which the arches and their reflection form a whole, undulations and movements gradually lead to chaos before harmony returns.

The Pont des Minimes has stood the test of time. These paintings pay homage to this time in perpetual evolution and illustrate the transformations the bridge has witnessed. The show is a poetic visual metaphor for change that can lead to new forms of beauty and harmony.

A little history

In the Middle Ages, the district of the lower town of Chartres was in effervescence. Today, the streets bear the names of the many trades of yesteryear.

The wash houses along the Eure river are a testimony to the life of that time, when the washerwomen washed their clothes by hand.

The bridge of the Minimes bears the name of the religious order whose convent occupied this place from the 17th century until the Revolution.