Pyrogravure et aquarelle sur papier, 2021
"Black creeping beings" said Victor about spiders and nettles. He believed that these unloved little beasts have done nothing to deserve our disgust. J’aime l’araignée has been at the back of my mind ever since I was a teenager. Its a reminder to always look for the beautiful in the ugly. When I saw Isabelle’s work for the first time, Hugo’s words came back to me. Isabelle could always find the beautiful.
Those tiny paper worlds are fragile and strong at the same time. The "little inhabitants of the night" are pyrographed and placed into a rich and complex hidden scene. As if we were lifting a branch in the forest, we find a secret reserved for those who take the time to search for the beautiful.
- Sevia Pellissier