The Vercors Regional Nature Park is proposing an experimental and innovative approach to the issues of tourism transition and support for change. 'L'horizon pour s'étendre' is an artistic project based on the commitment of the 'No Mad' collective from May 2024 to the summer of 2025.

In the Vercors, the effects of climate change are already visible. It raises questions about individual and collective practices, as well as the ways in which we can adapt and mitigate the impact of our activities. Some have not waited to embark on this process, others are just beginning and still others are wondering what action to take... Initiatives do exist and they deserve to be better known, explained and shared with everyone, social tourism professionals, residents and visitors alike.

Exploring and promoting tourism transition initiatives

How to talk about transition? The Parc du Vercors wants to study and promote tourism transition initiatives through a unique and creative approach. Since the spring of 2024, the 'No Mad' group has been criss-crossing the region, meeting socio-professional players in the tourism industry, local residents and visitors in group workshops and individual meetings. Combining their knowledge and imagination, the artists produce artistic, poetic, illustrated, visual and sound creations that address the issues raised by the tourism transitions. 'L'horizon pour s'étendre' is the name of this collective adventure, in which every voice counts, and of this project that will be invented along the way.

An 18-month creative residency

By offering different perspectives on the issues of tourism transitions, this creative residency will broaden the field of possibilities to create a Vercors as we envision it. After an immersion in the region and meetings with committed tourism stakeholders, the artistic team will formalise a creation aimed at empowering these stakeholders, engaging them and raising awareness among residents and tourists. An artistic record of this journey will be produced, shared and disseminated. It will accompany others on the path of their own transition and allow the collective’s intentions to continue and multiply in the region and beyond, outside the artistic presence.

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