"It was in September 1999, at the time of selecting the theme of our forum for Plastic Arts that I had the opportunity to meet Jean-Marc PHILIPPE and the chance to know about the KEO project.
For a city situated in the outskirts, 25 km from PARIS, administratively created in 1997 on the old ZUP, it was a challenge to launch the creation and the realization of an exhibition that blended the arts and the sciences.
Moreover, its humanistic philosophy replies appropriately to the concerns of the elected local and the member of Parliament that I am:
* the appeal to all voluntary help from prestigious enterprises and partners
* a search for cultural universality as well as exceptions
* the dream of leaving behind messages for our descendants

everything converges towards the same intimate and collective preoccupation of putting together all these pieces of the puzzle of our human, political, social and cultural life.
Who is the person who has never dreamed of or dared to dream of leaving behind a legacy for his descendants? It is having faith in eternal moments!"