Djénina Hagenburger

"...I was born in Paris, France, in 1974. 

In 2016, I decided to leave my hometown to move to the countryside and enjoy a larger creative space.

Previously, I had been a flamenco dancer, joining Raquel Gomez' dance company "Andanzas". As the singer Lole, accompanied by Manuel and his guitar, sang so well: "Todo es de color"... and the transition to my second life was underway.

For 15 years I have been deeply involved in the practice of painting and creating installations.

My painting is the mirror of a kind of intrigue deeply rooted in me: space.

The space to be arranged and even more to be optimized in order to bring out, by associating colors, forms and meanings, the punk poetry that inhabits me.

I realize today that what fascinated me in the art of Flamenco is the unusual mixture between strength and grace, East and West, ancestral and solidly anchored in the present moment, beautiful and raw... it continues to guide me in my artistic approach.

Both disciplines say the same thing: "I am here, I exist and this is what I propose"...