I arrived in France last afternoon, to begin a 1-month residency at Camac Centre for Art at Marnay sur-Seine, a small town that is about 100 kms south-east of Paris. The medieval town of Provins is about 20 kms from Provins and is also a UNESCO Heritage site. Provins grew in popularity for its markets and fairs in the 12th and 13th centuries and gradually declined thereafter. The town nearest to Marnay, where one can find any shops is Nogent, located 5 kms away.
The river Seine originates somewhere near Dijon, which is south-east of Paris, and flows downstream through Troyes, Fontainebleau and finally through Paris. Camac is located on the bank of the river Seine and on a grey and cold day like today, just a sight of the endlessly flowing river rejuvenates every minute spent here.
I found a good documentation of Camac on the blog of one of the previous residents. It sure fills in more details about the place and its surroundings; the pictures taken in bright sunny weather when the trees are lush with leaves. What she “leaves” out, I shall fill in…
Malavika Rajnarayan 