Artists interpret 鈥楤etween the Lines鈥� through photography and digital media |17 July 2023
Well-established and emerging artists have depicted the theme 鈥楤etween The Lines鈥� in an exhibition now on display at Kenwyn House, in Victoria.
Seventeen (17) men and women responded to the call launched in January this year by the Creative 91香蕉视频 Agency (CSA) and according to curator, Karyn Zialor, they did not give a lot of information as they wanted the artist to interpret the theme through their own perspective. They were asked to do that through photography or any other form of digital medium.
Ms Zialor said 鈥渙ur way of viewing is different and how each artist chooses to interpret this theme provides for a wide range of artworks that will hopefully leave the viewers understanding there is no one way of seeing things,鈥� she said.
She added that photography exhibitions are common compared to digital media and CSA wanted to include digital media to show the progression of traditional media being interpreted differently.
鈥淲e have ended up with a wide array of work, with different concepts from different artists. So when you walk through this exhibition you should be seeing different stories and different ideas from artists,鈥� said Ms Zialor, whose work is also on display 鈥� namely 鈥楲avi 4鈥� depicting scenes from Mauritius, and 鈥�El Costa de la Vida鈥�, which depicts a broken system where she explained that the cost of living goes up and the salaries remain the same.
鈥淢ore and more we find ourselves on a hamster wheel reliving and being made to believe that in order to live a decent life, struggle is a necessity,鈥� she explained in the catalogue.
Among those whose work is on display is Leon Radegonde, whose career as an artist spans over four decades. He has chosen to depict 鈥楤etween the Lines鈥� through several black and white photographs, the majority showing people鈥檚 faces. Mr Radegonde said although he likes colours he prefers to work in black and white.
鈥淭he first photo ever developed was in black and white and throughout my career I have always mastered black and white better than colours,鈥� he said.
Vanessa Lucas鈥� photograph was titled 鈥楲et Them be a Child鈥�, which she said depicts child abuse and negligence of a child through a photo.
鈥淜ids should have the freedom to be a kid and I took this picture in 2017 and have never used it. I thought it would be the perfect fit for the theme we were asked to work on,鈥� she explained.
Allen Commettant has two works of art in the exhibition namely 鈥楤ig Blue Sea Coco De Mer鈥� and 鈥楽ea Turtles Journey鈥�. He said as an employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, his daily work involves protecting the two and that was the message he wanted to send through his works.
Mr Commetant, who does graphic design, said he has used vector art to produce the two pieces. 鈥淕raphics is a form of digital media and I used vector art for these two instead of manipulating the pictures in photoshop,鈥� he explained.
Art teacher from the 91香蕉视频 Institute of Art and Design, Marcus Finesse has three art pieces on display; 鈥楲ine From Roots鈥�, 鈥楨lement of Line鈥� and 鈥楲ine Colour鈥�.
鈥淲hen you are teaching you should also be able to show your students how to incorporate what you are showing them, things like shapes, lines, and designs, into art as well,鈥� he stated.
鈥楾inge鈥�, a mixture of watercolour, painting and digital art is from Marquise and Rico Padayachy. Speaking to 91香蕉视频 NATION, Rico explained their work depicts an upcoming project later this year, in collaboration with SEYCCAT.
鈥淲e will be producing a series of cartoons based on our marine protected areas to highlight the challenges faced daily to protect our oceans and we will be doing this by instilling positive messages in children鈥檚 minds through cartoons,鈥� he explained.
For his part, Nigel Henriette is showcasing the importance of the moon through his work titled 鈥楳oon Series鈥�, while Emmanuel D鈥橭ffay through his two pieces, 鈥楤eauty is in the eye of the beholder鈥�, show a close up of a rusty barrel, using a macro lens.
鈥淢ost of the time, people look at the bigger picture and ignore the basic little things, thus missing a lot of important details,鈥� he stated.
It was Mr D鈥橭ffay who actually opened the exhibition last Thursday at Kenwyn House, in his capacity as the executive director for CSA.
When addressing the guests he stated that the exhibition was another accomplishment for the agency 鈥渋n promoting another art form, which is already contributing to the creative economy of our country鈥�.
鈥淭he creative economy and the arts have huge potential to contribute to our economic, cultural and social wellbeing. But their needs and potential are not fully understood. Together we can develop this sector, which can become the fourth pillar of our economy,鈥� he said.
鈥楤etween The Lines: Photography and Digital Media Exhibition鈥� is open to the public until August 12, on weekdays from 9am to 5pm and on Saturday from 9am to 1pm.
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Patsy Canaya
Photos by Louis Toussaint
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