là où le temps long se camoufle [where the slow passage of time hides]
Sophie Rogg
You will have to ring the bell first.
Next to the door stands the keeper of the boundaries.
She will ask you
why are you going to explore the November gloom?
Answer that you will be back by snack time
Check out through your perfect reflection
what’s happening below
that’s where the ants go down to
and shorten the enchanted days
On the right, there is a path covered with haunted acorns,
do not take it
Wink at the owl standing
at the edge of the hole
Go forward a few steps
and walk along the river, time for us to make a mistake
Pick up the pens, scissors
and some untied laces
Beyond stands a great oak, alone and weeping
It has lost its shadow
As its tears ricochet off the twilight,
ask when the mountain will topple
To its right, you will find a bench covered with moss,
where the slow passage of time hides
Sensitive to your concerns, the sap will draw the face of the night,
the soil and the thorns will have fallen asleep
and then the birds will take over
Sophie Rogg
là où le temps long se camoufle [where the slow passage of time hides] is a mural that Sophie Rogg created with the children from the children’s activity centre at the École des Grands Moulins featuring contributions from Ahmed, Rawassi, Rimass, Lou, Jeanne, Ayoub, Missi, Alix, Alyssa, Anahké, Fanta and Neyla.
It was produced by the artist with the invaluable help of Sarah Touré and Sylvio Méranville, supported and encouraged by Lily, Sirine and Décra.
Sophie Rogg
Graphic designer, cartoonist and artist Sophie Rogg (b. 1989, Geneva, Switzerland) is a graduate of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie (2013) and the Beaux- Arts de Paris (2021). Her projects often emerge from encounters and draw on the discussions, emotions and needs of the people around her. They take the form of audio, painted or drawn collages. She recently self-published her first comic strip a softer place and received a research grant from the Théâtre de la Commune (Aubervilliers) to explore the themes of housing, anxiety and dependency with her building neighbors.
Her work has been presented in group exhibitions such as such as “Crush” at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and “Faits divers” as part of the “Théâtre des expositions” at Beaux-Arts de Paris, as well as collective events organized by Folle Béton (Paris) and Villa Mais D’ici (Aubervilliers), among others. She was recently in residence at the CAC Brétigny (Essonne), where she presented the exhibition “hmm, hmm” (co. Camille Martin) in the reception areas of the Théâtre Brétigny (2022).
Sophie Rogg lives and works in Seine-Saint-Denis.
This project was conducted in partnership with the Grands Moulins children’s activity centre and school, supported by the Town Hall of the 13th arrondissement and the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles, and with the technical support of the Centre Oudiné, Paris 13th.
là où le temps long se camoufle is a mural by Sophie Rogg imagined with the children of the leisure center of the Ecole des Grands Moulins and inhabited by the contributions of Ahmed, Rawassi, Rimass, Lou, Jeanne, Ayoub, Missy, Alix, Alyssa, Anahke, Fanta and Neyla.
It was created by the artist accompanied by the precious help of Sarah Touré and Sylvio Méranville, supported and encouraged by Lily, Sirine and Décra.
This project was carried out in collaboration with the leisure centre and the Ecole des Grands Moulins, with the support of the Mairie du 13ème arrondissement and the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles, and with the technical support of the Centre Oudiné, Paris 13ème.