Emilie Heurtevent

The Abyss is the result of a work started a few years ago, that I decided to start all over again in 2020. My intention was to explore the different colours of darkness and create something fluid and more subtle compared to my previous series. It was to go through the complexity of the process in order to find the right balance between the multiple shades of black and grey.

Inspired by the Black Square of Malevich, I invented a new world of shapes, where there is no landmark, nothing to attract the eye. It is a deep, immeasurable and timeless space. The passive act of contemplation becoming the interactive process of transformation. I would like the viewer to keep the following text in mind while they are looking at The Abyss.

“That is, to form your own essence and meaning, you must first empty yourself of the idea that you were born with an essence, meaning or purpose given to you from elsewhere. When emptied you are free to create your own meaning and purpose.”