Aside from familiar forms of exile, is there such a thing as an artistic or even a universal one? How do works of art and exhibitions come into being? What role is played by calculation, coincidence, temporality, dialogue? The questions are addressed by the internationally renowned painter and professor Valérie Favre (*1959) through an unusual, constantly developing exhibition project at the Galerie Pankow in Berlin. In the process Favre enters into a dialogue with her own works, as well as with invited artists, poets, philosophers, and sociologists. One of the main actors is the mysterious La Poulinière, one of Favre’s developments. Valery / Plattform 1 / Exil is a comprehensive publication that documents these ambitious experiments.