Coucou Bebe has experienced seven significant breakups over the course of a lifetime.
Regardless of the duration of the relationships, each breakup triggers the same intensity of sadness, unchanged since adolescence.
Daily activity, rhythm, and lifestyle are entirely conditioned by the emotional state associated with love at any given moment. Emotional stability or collapse directly dictates behavior, productivity, and physical presence.
During periods of separation, up to fifteen consecutive hours per day may be spent in bed, with sleep functioning as a means of escape rather than rest. At this moment, viewers are invited to witness this state: the physical manifestation of heartbreak, stillness, and withdrawal, as reflected in the environment surrounding the bed.
This state is temporary and corresponds to a current rupture. Alongside emotional collapse, the belief that financial security ensures survival persists.
The performance takes the form of a procession, with seven female models returning pieces from the collection (garments borrowed from their exes) symbolizing each breakup.
Heartbreak is part of the journey toward maturity,’ says Tana. The Atlanta-based artist, raised in Columbus, Georgia, will perform at Coucou Bebe’s runway show, where his emotionally charged new chapter aligns with the designer’s exploration of love, rupture, and transformation.
After the performance : spectators can interact and enter the space where the performer sleeps to take picture in front of the bed or to offer comfort the artist through gentle words
This performance is produced and presented with the support of Florent Farinelli, at the prestigious L’Arc Paris, overlooking the Arc de Triomphe.
