Ne vous laissez pas consoler (Don't Let Yourselves Be Consoled) is a Democracia project that was carried out in collaboration with the Ultramarines, the ultras of the football club Girondins de Bordeaux.The project consisted of inserting political maxims out of context in a sports spectacle (in this case in the match between F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux and Stade Rennes on 27 September 2009), questioning the selfsame logic of the spectacle.

The maxims were displayed on various signs by the ultras and on their own club merchandise (scarves, flags, banners, t-shirts and stickers) sold from a mobile stand.

The maxims which were used were: Don't let yourselves be consoled; The truth is always revolutionary; Idols don't exist; They give the orders because we obey; We own nothing but our time; The only form of nobleness is pain, and The main battlefield is the enemy's mind.

A curated exhibition of works from VAD audiovisual fonds on the theme of this year's festival slogan.