Libre

Libre is an artistic research project exploring the boundary between art and sport.

Over the course of 50 days, Lucas Lajoie cycled from Norway to France. At the center of this journey was a 200 × 200 cm canvas attached to his bike, moving through landscapes alongside him. Without traditional pictorial intervention, the surface evolved throughout the route, marked by the road, the weather, fatigue, and the unpredictability of the journey.

Here, effort becomes a medium. The body, fully engaged in the challenge, transforms into a tool for creation. Movement is no longer the subject, but the driving force behind the artistic gesture.
From this crossing emerged a living archive and a series of 11 studio works, drawn from the traces, stories, and experiences accumulated along the way.