Exposition – À la découverte du musée d’art contemporain du Val de Marne (MAC VAL)

Throughout the Automne de la science, come and discover the works of cyanotype artist-photographer Soraya Meunier

Discover the poetic, luminous works of Soraya Meunier, also known as sow.cyan. Nature is her main source of inspiration, and through her distinctive technique it reminds us of its fragility. Her cyanotype photographs will decorate our activity room for the duration of the Automne de la science. Sow grew up with visually impaired parents and was often their eyes. This experience shaped her approach to art, encouraging her to explore what is invisible or barely perceptible to the naked eye. After studying photography and audiovisual media, she first worked as a craft photographer in events and in studio. Discovering cyanotype allowed her to express herself in a more personal way. Her work is particularly concerned with captive animals as well as animal and human skeletons. The captive animal reveals a constrained life behind the gaze, while the skeleton becomes the ultimate trace of existence, what remains once the body has disappeared. She creates her cyanotypes on reflective supports - mirrors and glass plates - so as to make works that trap the viewer within the image. As a result, one never looks alone: your own reflection is superimposed on that of the captive animal or the skeleton. The visitor thus becomes an integral part of the work, invited to question their place in what they observe and in their relationship with living things. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of her works devoted to animals is donated to PAZ, an association committed to fighting animal captivity and promoting respect for living beings.

Chrysanthème pompon; Credits: Soraya Meunier

Hortensia; Credits: Soraya Meunier