Exhibition | Calamine (LU/DE/FR/EN) // Bridderhaus
- exhibition
-
vernissage
The CALAMINE exhibition is the culmination of a research and collective creation residency led by students from the ZÀD – Zone à Dessins studio at the École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine – Metz campus, at the Bridderhaus.
Supervised by artist and teacher François Génot, the ZÀD workshop develops a collective artistic project each year in collaboration with a new partner. For the 2025–2026 edition, the Bridderhaus has become the focal point of this initiative, hosting a residency in the heart of southern Luxembourg, a region marked by a rich industrial and steel-making history, now undergoing social, urban and ecological transformation.
In metallurgy, calamine is a deposit of iron oxide formed on the surface of steel subjected to very high temperatures. Drawing on this concept, the multidisciplinary works examine the traces left by the industrial and steel-making era that shaped the Esch-sur-Alzette valley and the Greater Region. The students explored these intertwined layers: buried narratives, fragmented memories, tangible and intangible legacies. They walked the red earth, met people from the region, experienced multiculturalism and examined the impact of industrial progress. In a region where industrial waste forms the foundations of the present, collective intelligence, sharing and attention to stories become acts of care and even healing.
With: Sofiia Ahadzhanian, Ambre Bouillaguet, Salomé Castells, Paloma Girard Francisco, Marie-Cécile Grand, Laetitia Hue, Eike Llamas, Loïc Leclercq, Fanette Lentretien, Iman Ourahou, Maud Quesney, Madeleine Rieffel, Jules Schwoerer.
Project supported by: École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine (ÉSAL, Metz), Ministry of Culture – Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Prefect of the Grand Est region, Eurometropolis of Metz, and the Épinal Urban Community.
Good to know
Public exhibition opening: 10 April 2026 at 6:30 pm.
Special public day: Sunday 12 April from 11 am to 6 pm with events and performances.
Publication developed by the students during the residency.
Open to all – Free of charge – No booking required.
Automatically translated from French.
Where does it take place?
Bridderhaus
1
rue Léon Metz
L-4238 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
by 
Weather forecast ()
Otherwise… check out the agenda
see all the things
to do around you
Hey, don’t go away...
Get the best
outings around you
All the best deals
events
spots
