Soasig Chamaillard
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Soasig Chamaillard

France • 1980

Biography

Soasig Chamaillard grew up in the Christian Western society. Her perspective on life has been a result of her environment and background.

The playful interaction of society’s many icons, physical transformations, and the resulting improbable combinations, have culminated in her vision of a woman’s role and place in our society.

This inner questioning of a woman’s role, has led Soasig Chamaillard to use one of the most sacred icons in her work, namely, the Virgin Mary. Initially, she begins with damaged statues, either donated or discovered in garage sales, which she then restores and transforms.

"I surely do not mean to shock those who believe but rather to move those who see." Soasig Chamaillard
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