"A search for light and shadow. About nature. About our behavior. The conscious and the subconscious. Connection and dissonance. The inner and outer worlds. The phases of the moon from fullness to absence. Creativity and receptivity. Sound and silence. An interdependence of the two."
- Faith XLVII
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'The themes she explores echo the philosophical preoccupations of our time : the escalation of violence, ecological disaster, anguish in the face of an uncertain future... But Faith XLVII does not intend to make a statement of failure, and suggests that we open our eyes to nature and the cosmos, and modify our representation of the world. Her drawings of mighty roots and views of snow-capped mountains invite us to overcome contemporary anxiety through contemplation and wonder. Her Chaos Theory Triptych weaves together the pieces of a deconstructed atlas, suggesting that geography itself is only a question of point of view, and that it's up to us to remake the world, freely. Faith XLVII's interest in altered states of consciousness, meditation and human and non-human perception is expressed in her diptych The Creative and The Receptive. Her Studies of Liminality suggest paying particular attention to all the liminal thresholds and spaces we encounter, whether transitions between times of day, variations in light or our inner changes. What happens in these in-between moments? When darkness is falling, everything becomes possible."
- Susana Gállego Cuesta, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
Light and shadow are tightly intertwined in Faith XLVII's work. The chiaroscuro she explores is ambivalent. The protective darkness of the night, the deep obscurity of human soul, the blinding glow of atomic explosions, the pure brightness of luminar and snowy peaks meet face to face. There's light in the eyes of nocturnal animals, and darkness in the heart of the stars.Deeply imbued with the human quest, the art of Faith XLVII ask us to pause. She offers to accompany us through the arduous path that leads to serenity.
'You see I want a lot
Maybe I want it all;
The darkness of each endless fall.
The shimmering light of each ascent.'
– Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of a Monk's Life, 1899
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