Wine & Spirits
Art, Nature, and Savoir-Faire in Conversation
LVMH’s Maison Ruinart has always treated contemporary art as part of its identity, but its latest collaboration with Chinese artist Liu Bolin feels especially meaningful. Rather than a standard artistic partnership, this residency explores how humans and nature coexist, and how creativity can make that relationship visible again.
Liu Bolin, widely known as “The Invisible Man,” travelled to the Maldives for a dedicated residency with Ruinart. His signature approach is camouflage painting, blending his body into landscapes so the environment becomes the foreground. In the Maldives, he used the islands’ colours, textures and shifting light as his canvas, creating performances that echoed Ruinart’s own sensitivity to nature and its fragile balance.
For the opening night, Ruinart transformed the EAU Bar at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives with Blanc de Blancs tones and iconic bottle displays. Guests explored earlier works from the first Ruinart x Liu Bolin collaboration, alongside tastings of rare cuvées and creative workshops. Over five days, the program connected gastronomy, conversation, and art-making.
The residency concluded with a sunset performance where Liu Bolin camouflaged himself into the horizon during the resort’s “Defining Moment” ceremony. This became Elements, the eleventh artwork in the Ruinart x Liu Bolin series. The piece captures what both the artist and the Maison stand for: attention, patience, and a deep respect for the natural world.
Through this collaboration, Maison Ruinart under LVMH continues to reinforce its long-standing belief that art is not decoration. It is a way to observe, interpret, and protect the environments that inspire its craft. And in a moment where climate, creativity, and culture are more connected than ever, the partnership feels especially timely.
