PAINTING THE ART OF ART 82 origin, and history) that flows through the work of Nirveda Alleck. From one painting to the next, in a multitude of media (painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance), the artist, steeped in the cultures and history of her island, questions the notion of belonging and our relationship with others. “Without sentimentality and without emotion. My approach is above all formal,” insists Nirveda. AN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST The starting point of the adventure of a lifetime was a drawing competition Conversations Painting, inspired by a Cavadee procession, where some penitents mask their faces to create silence and to “better speak with the eyes”. The painting is accompanied by a video, One Colour, in which the artist, dressed in white, immerses herself into water dyed with pink pigment at Grand Bassin. Conversations Painting, inspiré par une procession de Cavadee, où certaines pénitentes ont le visage masqué pour faire silence et « mieux parler avec les yeux ». Le tableau est accompagné d’une vidéo, One Colour, où l’artiste, vêtue de blanc, s’immerge dans l’eau teintée de pigment rose à Grand Bassin. Triptych (untitled) showing a young Mauritian millennial against a background of toile de Jouy, symbolising colonisation. Triptyque (sans titre) figurant un jeune millenium mauricien sur fond de toile de Jouy, symbole de la colonisation.
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