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Profile Description

I am a French artist. My materials are not fixed and respond to the idea that I seek to explore. Lately, I have been working with wooden strips that I bend to create abstract forms characterised by lightness and transparency.
whilst my practice is not about environmental sustainability, it is one of my greatest concern and I aim to source materials and use processes that are not damaging for our environment.

Categories

Artist / Creative / Freelancer

Art forms

  • Sculpture
  • Visual arts
  • Wood

Photos

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Address

OLIVERS, BITCHET GREEN, SEAL, Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom, TN15 0NG

Location

Interview

What did you want to be when you were growing up?:

I wanted to make art but it was not on my parents agenda. They wanted me to have a career in science, like them. 🙂

Can you remember your earliest experience with art?:

Hiding behind my Math books and drawing Disney cartoon.

Why did you start doing what you do? What are your reasons? What's your story?:

When I became a mum, I wanted to find something to do that would be easy to manage (stop-start) in between feeding times and started pencil drawing.

How did you begin doing what you do? How and when did it start?:

I went back to university (university of Kent) part-time to study Fine Art and graduated in 2017. During that time, my work changed quite dramatically and took a turn when my mum passed away and I started to look into the meaning of spacetime. From portrait pencil drawings my work became more abstract and my degree show was an installation responding to the idea of spacetime and the non-linearity of time.

What turns on your creativity? What triggers your need to create?:

finding an unusual material, a form may trigger a strong pull to try something new

What do you like best about your work?:

I love when the form starts to emerge and to feel that it is working.

Describe a memorable response to your work? How did people respond to your work?:

Recently there was a positive feedback on the gallery book and I did not know the person. It was very encouraging to read this from a stranger.
In a conversation with some viewers at the preview of a group show, their face changed and radiated when they realised I was the artist that had made a work they liked. It was a spontaneous and genuine reaction that was heartwarming and validating.

What is the most exciting part of your work at the moment?:

Exploring and discovering

What is your dream project?:

Keep making and being in more group shows.

Which artists / creative people are your heroes or inspiring figures?:

Barbara Hepworth, Ruth Asawa, Naum Gabo, Clair Falkenstein

What art/creativity related book should everyone read?:

The story of art without men by Katy Kessel

Your idea of happiness ?:

To be in my studio, listening to a series or a great podcast and, of course, sharing some quality times with my family, especially with my daughters who are growing up so fast.:)

Tell us a lesson life has taught you:

Don't react when stressed
Don't give up

Anything else you would like to add ?:

I will at another time

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