Inspired by the Buddhist philosophy of the middle path as well as
other mystical traditions, I create visual spaces where realities
overlap each others. I try to express a certain difficulty to be
in the in-between, the oscillation, the wavering.
More than trying to destabilize the spectator, I question the power
of the mind and the shortcuts it can take in order to solve a problem
or an enigma. As a matter of fact, in my latest work we can see
how, despite the missing part (i.e.: Petite configuration II)
the mind re-creates the suggested shape; from memory it fills the
blanks, when a totally different thing could be happening in the
empty spaces. In an other example, like Configuration I,
the mind is also put at work, but this time the lines are not following
from one fragment to the other and it creates a discomfort, an unbalance
that leaves us in an intermediary space; like an unanswered question.
For several years my research has been proceeding through superposition
of layers (color and medium) and fragmentation. These two actions
allow me to investigate two spaces simultaneously; the imaginary
space (illusion of depth) and the physical space of the exhibition
room; and therefore gives me a wide range of possibilities. Each
of my compositions are made of squares, circles and/or triangles
that seem to be individually linked to each other but are separated
by a neutral space, the wall. Everything is happening in the encountering,
the correspondences, the missing and suggested spaces. These spaces
are multiplying, unfolding in many directions (physical, mental
and spiritual) in a way similar to Deleuze’ folds (see: Le
pli, G. Deleuze) which allows me to explore the domain of installation
and, in some cases, work on site specific installations.
Françoise
Issaly