In July 2023, Groupe Terrot and the Institut français collaborated to launch a call for applications for the creation of an artwork to adorn the façade of the new premises of the Institut français at 40 rue de la Folie-Regnault in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.

This initiative is part of the Ministry of Culture's "1 building, 1 artwork" charter, which aims to integrate art into private buildings, bringing works closer to the public, and to which Groupe Terrot has been a signatory for over five years.

The selection process for the artwork took place through two deliberation committees organized on September 7 and October 4, 2023. First, a pre-selection jury, composed of about ten employees from the Institut français and Groupe Terrot, reviewed around forty submitted projects and shortlisted five finalists. These selected artists were then given an additional month to refine their project.

The second jury was made up of various art and cultural press personalities: Armelle Dakouo, Artistic Director at AKAA Art & Design Fair; Valérie Duponchelle, senior reporter at Le Figaro; Patrick Bloche, Deputy Mayor of Paris and Chairman of the Board of the Pavillon de l'Arsenal; Katia Naït Bouda, Senior Asset Manager at Union Investment Real Estate France; Samuel Gelrubin, President of Groupe Terrot; and Eva Nguyen Binh, President of the Institut français. After deliberation, the final committee chose Clara Rivault's artistic project.

With the installation of the Hedera artwork, the new headquarters of the Institut français, the result of a two-and-a-half-year real estate project and intended as a showcase for French creativity, takes on new colors.