Isabelle Gauvreau – TIME (Vernissage)

Isabelle Gauvreau’s work has always focused on the human condition and, more specifically, on the interpretation of the female body through the development of a highly personal visual language. Her practice is inspired by a long lineage of women artists influenced by feminism, from the 1970s to the present day.

This series is an emotional and visual response to existential questions in the face of today’s global crises. From these impressions of rupture, what emerges, if not, as Leonard Cohen suggested, light? Gauvreau seeks to bring together what unites us: light as well as darkness, for one cannot exist without the other.

This duality manifests in the series through contrasts of splashes, golden orbs, and white flashes on dark backgrounds, all striving toward harmony. In response to a growing need to reconnect with nature, Gauvreau also explores more elaborate techniques, adding colour with stick paint, which brings an even more earthy quality to her work than usual.

Collage on Japanese paper remains central to the artist’s approach. The use of gold leaf and pigments serves as an anchor and symbolizes a connection to nature. Writing and drawing intertwine in layered compositions over collage and ink drips, encounters that evoke complex impressions.