Martinique
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1968
My work explores matter as a site of memory and transformation. By suggesting the mineral world in my works, I propose to enter into the energy of matter, into its vibration.
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Born in Paris in 1968, Izae Etifier is of Martinican origin. At 25, she leaves the capital to settle in Martinique, starting a nomadic lifestyle that will take her to Guyana, Senegal, Costa Rica, Spain, Guadeloupe, and Marseille, before returning to settle in Martinique in 2019.
Self-taught, she first explores the figurative and portrait before turning to abstraction in 2016. She confides having been, at 25, deeply marked by the reading of Hermann Hesse. This philosophical novel recounts the spiritual journey of a young man seeking to attain self-knowledge. Similarly, Izae Etifier's journey through different places and practices is a voyage to the encounter with herself, a quest for meaning between introspection and connection to the world. Painting becomes her anchor: her approach allows her to inscribe into the material a search linked to memory, time, and inner transformations.
Her inspiration springs from multiple sources: nature, dance, her readings… but also artistic figures that resonate within her, such as Lee Ufan and the importance of sensory experience in her work or Fabienne Verdier and her quest for spirituality through art. The installation of her studio at the Village de la Poterie des Trois-Îlets in Martinique marks an important step in her journey: she is now developing a work using clay taken from nature and recycled paper. This research gradually leads her towards the artisanal making of paper sheets, which have become the central support of her work today.
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Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
CHF 437
Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
CHF 437
Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,235
Painting . 59 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,555
Painting . 59 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,555
