Explain my art work to jury: Explaining la démarche

💬 [Je vais + verb] is a very common way to talk about what you're about to do: [Je vais expliquer], [je vais montrer], [je vais répondre]. In speech, [je] often sounds like (zhuh) before [vais].

💬 French often uses [je vais + verb] for a near future action, where English might use either "I'm going to..." or simple present. You can reuse the pattern easily: [Je vais expliquer], [je vais présenter], [je vais commencer].

💬 [Au] means [à + le], so French contracts them into one word: [au jury]. The same thing happens in [au musée] or [au début].

💬 In commands to one person, [-s] often drops from [tu] verbs like [parle], [regarde], [écoute]. So it is [Parle simplement], not [Parles simplement].

💬 Don't confuse [la méthode] with [la démarche]. [La méthode] is more like a method or technique; [la démarche] is your overall approach or thinking process.

💬 [La démarche] in an art context usually means your artistic approach or process, not just a physical "step." It's the word often used when explaining how and why you make the work.