18/10/2026
Almine Rech is pleased to announce that artist Oliver B**r has been selected as one of four finalists in the competition to design a contemporary stained glass window for the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes, France! Oliver B**r will team up with the Duchemin workshops to develop his proposal.
Oliver B**r Cathédrale de Nantes
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Oliver B**r is a visual artist and composer whose sculptures, paintings, installations, videos and immersive performances explore the hidden acoustic properties and inherent musicality of objects, bodies and architectural spaces. Drawing on his dual background in musical composition and visual art, his practice investigates how personal, cultural and familial relationships shape the ways we assign meaning to the objects around us. One of his most significant ongoing bodies of work, the Resonance Project (2007–), features vocal performances designed to activate the natural harmonics of architectural structures, creating a visceral and intimate connection between audiences and the spaces they inhabit. His Resonance Paintings extend this research by transforming musical harmony into visual form: sound waves vibrate loose pigments across the canvas, producing abstract compositions that capture the physical “shape” of sound and merge auditory and visual expression in a singular process.
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The French State, project owner of the cathedral’s restoration, and the Diocese of Nantes chose a contemporary creation to replace the 48 square meters of stained glass destroyed in the fire of July 18, 2020, including the large bay of the west façade, which measures 11 by 7 meters. The call for applications, launched in April 2026, received 70 submissions, each pairing an artist with a master glassmaker, 15 of them international.
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Oliver B**r at his London studio, 2026
Photo: Matilda Hill-Jenkins
©️Oliver B**r
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