Maison Louis Roederer is celebrating its 250th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it could have commissioned a special cuv\u00e9e, opened its cellars to a select few, or commissioned an art book. Instead, it chose something else: to entrust its walls to an artist whose practice is based on the crystallization, oxidation, and slow transformation of matter. \u201cTo create is to love\u201d\u2014the motto chosen for this anniversary takes on an unexpected dimension through Bianca Bondi. <\/p>\n\n
It all began at the Villa Medici, where Bianca Bondi was a resident in 2024 and 2025, as part of the partnership that the Louis Roederer Foundation has maintained with the institution since 2020. The coincidence\u2014if it is one\u2014is perfect: an artist whose work explores the passage of time, transformation, and the memory of places, hosted by a foundation whose parent company has spanned 250 years of family history without ever changing hands. <\/p>\n\n
The result of this collaboration will take shape on June 27 and 28 at the Roederer family\u2019s private mansion in Reims\u2014a venue rarely open to the public, which is also set to close for major renovations. Bianca Bondi\u2019s installation will occupy the space from floor to ceiling, creating a dialogue between what she calls \u201crewilding,\u201d the transformation of matter, and crystallized time. A work of transition for a building that is itself in transition. <\/p>\n\n
Born in 1986, of South African and Italian descent, Bianca Bondi does not use painting or sculpture in the traditional sense. Her materials are chosen for their \u201cpotential for transformation\u201d\u2014what they do over time, what they become. Saltwater is her medium of choice: it crystallizes on surfaces, deposits, and reveals. This process is never entirely controlled. The artist sets the conditions; chemistry does the rest. <\/p>\n\n
This connection to life\u2014to that which changes of its own accord, to that which settles upon things\u2014resonates deeply with the world of Louis Roederer. Organic viticulture, the \u201clayering of time\u201d in the cuv\u00e9es, the dialogue between man and the land: these are all shared themes that make this collaboration more than just a prestige project. A convergence of methods, one might say. <\/p>\n\n
The installation will be on view for only two days\u2014June 27 and 28\u2014before the H\u00f4tel Particulier closes. This time constraint is not merely incidental: it is an integral part of the work\u2019s logic. Bianca Bondi often creates ephemeral works, tied to specific locations, intended to disappear or transform. The H\u00f4tel Particulier Roederer will never again be what it is today. This installation will preserve something of it\u2014in the memories of those who make the trip to Reims. <\/p>\n\n
Tours are free, but registration is required. This may be the last noteworthy detail: a champagne house that opens its family home to anyone who wishes to visit, with no purchase required and no restrictions based on status. \u201cTo create is to love\u201d\u2014sometimes anniversaries live up to their promises. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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