To Be a Visual Artist is to work and express yourself
using a whole range of different materials and
techniques. My identity quest made me discover
all the components of my people and led me to
conclude that I belong to a multicultural society. Once
I acknowledged that fact it was a real awakening
to realize that this multi identity was a real strength
and it had to appear in my creation. From that point
forward, I looked for every possible way to let it shine
in my work. In order to achieve it, I use multiple:
surfaces (canvas, wood, etc...), the matter (wood,
metal, earth, paper, paint, pastels, and polyester
resin) and techniques (paint, sculpture, modeling,
assembly).
Martinique, with all its diversity, is my first source of
inspiration. I want to communicate through painting
while putting my origin (Martinique) first, because
this country by its complex journey offers me very
extended cultural richness. Since several years,
there has been a character that appears in my
work that I call the “Marcaraïmon’” = Martinique,
Caribbean, World. My multiple identities affirm in my
compositions as: Martinique for roots, Caribbean for
trunk and the world for branches.