FACE 
F.A.C.E. has been located on the historical site known as “Le Moulin Fayvon” for more than a decade. Monte Laster installed his art studio here in 1996. For many years, the historical importance of this site had been lost and the current edifice, built in the mid to late 19th century, was destined for destruction. Upon researching its origin, Laster discovered it was the site of a much earlier construction dating back to at least the 12th century.
Its first recorded appearance was in 1135, in a document written by the infamous Abbot Suger, creator of Gothic architecture. It marks his appropriation of the mill, purchased in order to direct the profits towards the building of the Basilica of Saint Denis, located one kilometre away.
The earliest images of the current mill were taken towards the end of the 19th century while the original mill has been found on maps dating back to the Middle Ages. The River Croult, which once powered the mill, was channelled underground in the 1950s during the building of the massive government housing project known as “La cite des 4000”.