An unusual collective exhibition opening in Monaco next month invites visitors to experience art through quietness and contemplation.
‘Shared Silences’, running from January 8th to 31st at Espace 22, brings together five international artists whose work explores themes of intimacy, emotion and “invisible resonances”.
The exhibition features painters, photographers and mixed-media artists from diverse backgrounds, each offering their own interpretation of silence.
Among them is Bénédicte Ansaud, a French artist of Andalusian and Corsican heritage who grew up between Africa and Réunion. Working primarily in oils during night-time hours, she creates deeply personal pieces informed by cultural diversity and solitary reflection.
Following, Romanian photographer Florin Mihai takes a different approach, combining monochrome photography with gold and silver leaf, punctuated by touches of red. His graphic compositions examine the relationship between light, image and feeling.
Then, Turin-born born Caterina Reviglio Sonnino, now based in Monaco, draws inspiration from historic Sèvres porcelain techniques and watercolour painting. Her delicate works use colour to evoke calm and lightness.
Ukraine born actress and self-taught artist Julia Jakonda, who lives in Cannes, works with oil, acrylics and specialised pencils to create pieces rooted in imagination and inner emotion. Her drawings, which she has practised since childhood, find beauty in nature and everyday moments
Lastly, Brazilian visual artist Arlette Lima De Matos completes the group. A trained psychologist who has lived abroad since 2014, she divides her time between Monaco and southern France. Since her first solo show in New York in 2015, she has developed a distinctive handmade practice in abstract mixed media.
The exhibition opens with a public vernissage on January 8th at 6pm at Espace 22, located at 24 boulevard d’Italie, Monaco, and will be open daily afterwards from 11am to 7pm throughout the exhibition’s run
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Main photo credit: Florin Mihai