To be born to oneself is to speak of rebirth.
It is that moment when we decide to free ourselves from what holds us back, to finally breathe more freely, more fully.
In this series, Xavier de Vilmorin seeks to liberate matter from its past. The fabrics he chooses have already lived: they bear traces, patterns, and old colors. By transforming them, he offers them a new life, more conscious, freer, more assertive. What he paints is a passage, a shedding of skin.
This gesture becomes the reflection of an inner journey: that of someone who refuses to remain confined to an imposed image and who dares to redefine themselves. To be born to oneself is to learn to recognize one's own voice, one's true personality, that rare and singular part that makes each person unique.
In Xavier de Vilmorin's work, color plays a central role. Its power comes not only from its brilliance, but from its ability to stir emotion, to speak directly to the soul. The colors don't merely decorate the canvases: they are their beating heart. They convey what remains unspoken—gentleness, tension, joy, fear, freedom.
Being born to oneself is also about this: accepting movement, imperfection, transformation. It is a tribute to that life energy that flows through us all, the energy that compels us to free ourselves from the gaze of others, to embrace ourselves as we are, and to be reborn—more authentic, prouder, more alive.
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