My body of work explores the ideas of depicting movement through a variety of methods. The main theme I followed started with Paris and the void architectural structures of the city. However, I changed to look at the ocean while working on my stingray sculptural piece “Jean-Pierre”. This piece is related to movement, more specifically to movement in water. I focused on curves and wavy shapes to convey this idea. My sub-theme is loneliness, focusing on positive aspects of it and I used the natural environment of the ocean to represent this idea. I chose to look at the sea and movement through it and in each piece, I focused on conveying to the viewer a feeling of isolation. Isolation here is positive, just like my ray swims on its own, or how the viewer faces the sea in “Kervegan”. To ensure the viewer can immerse themselves in my work, I used curves, which allow for the eye to be enveloped in the image pictured, as well as neutral colours which enhance my theme of positive loneliness, more specifically through the calmness and contemplation it represents.
The main piece of my oeuvre is “Jean-Pierre” which carries my theme and message the best. Although being static, we can see it float through water, almost flying, on its own in the silent ocean. This piece was the transition to Ocean : as I brainstormed how to make loneliness more apparent in my work, I chose to make a ray as they are solitary animals, but also remain majestic while moving. My pieces based on Parisian architecture “Up” and “Passy” focused on city lights, which are placed high above our heads and this allowed me to use a low angle to put the viewer in the solitary context of a Parisian street. To add to the viewer’s feeling of immersion within the ocean and curves, I created “Path”, which includes all of the previously mentioned elements. It represents the array of possibilities one comes across through their life journey. The idea of a journey is depicted through the movement one would make walking through this curvy tunnel, and the loneliness it takes to complete this journey on one’s own. I experimented with laser cut acrylic sheets to make this piece precisely uniform.