The Liminal Space

🌿Dimensions: 66cm X 57cm X 17 cm
🌿Medium: paper, textile, fiber, gouache, tea, water colours, graphite
🌿Technique : layered papercutting, embroidery on paper

Nature has long been anthropomorphized in the way I was taught to connect with it. I was told not to disturb the plants after 6 PM, to avoid the shadow of trees as dusk falls, for their spirits grow restless. Stories of trees with metaphysical properties were woven into my understanding: the cypress, a guardian of death and the underworld; the ebony, our island's protector, its roots deep in Mauritian soil; the henna, a sacred bridge to the divine.
In this work, I find myself reaching toward the vibrant spiritual realm, seeking to harmonize with the anthropomorphized essence of nature. The world of spirits is rich in color and life, contrasting sharply with my own colorless presence. I playfully extend a water lily leaf to a peacock—emblems of rebirth and new beginnings—creating a bridge between the rich hues of the spiritual realm and the subdued tones of my own reality.