Audrey Jeamart

Originally from Lille, I now live in Bobigny in Seine-Saint-Denis. I create analog collages which for me are so many reflections of intimate contradiction. Made of contrasts, of elements that collide or merge, they are composed of fragments of paper assembling like a strange puzzle to give birth to faces, silhouettes, interior landscapes. Strongly influenced by fantastic cinema, I bring together disparate snippets taking the form of dreamlike creatures or scenes.

Starting from a very intuitive work, guided by the texture of the paper, the colors and shades of black and white, as well as the emotions expressed, I end up without realizing it with strange self-portraits. As if in this work of the fragment, of the encounter, almost alchemical, my works escaped me. After the confusion, the lost unity reappears and reveals a hidden harmony. Top of the form I like to raise questions, the loss of bearings. Invite exploration in the meanders of paper and the psyche. To cause trouble and comfort.

Passionate about art and culture since always, I first studied them, before promoting them through several professions until the day I started myself. I responded one evening to an imperious need to create. It was spontaneously towards collage that I turned, creating my first work with the means at hand. The experience was galvanizing and I pursued it. I had found a means of expression, a tactile and creative activity. However, my production was very episodic for several years. It intensified one day in March 2020, a month synonymous with multiple personal changes, coupled with the first confinement. It is now an integral part of my life.