The aim is to explore the diversity of contemporary art starting out from the figure of the person of whom Henri-Pierre Roche' said that his finest works was "the way he used his time". Open themes heve been stipulated for certain exhibitions (Jugglers of Gravity at la Panacee and About Mona Lisa at the Chateau de Jau), and artists heve been invited to come up with new works in the overall frameworks of the event.