2025

LA PELOTE DE MER

The Performance Video ‘La Pelote de Mer’ is an homage to the sea balls of the underwater plant Posidonia Oceanica. Posidonia is an endangered plant that plays an important role in the marine ecosystem. The sea balls, which are formed from the fibres of the plant by the sea current, are washed up on the beaches every year, usually in spring and autumn.

In combination with the Posidonia leaves, they protect the beaches from erosion. The fibres of the sea balls are also a particularly valuable insulating material for building houses as well as for stuffing upholstered furniture. They contain no toxins, have no unpleasant odour and are flame retardant.

This story of the Posidonia sea ball could not be told without the support of the staff of the Direction de la Mer et du littoral – Ville de Marseille, Service biodiversité et environnement littoral et marin and thanks a lot to the oceanologists, marine biologists, climate researchers and all the people who have been working on the conservation and protection of Posidonia for many years.