KERENSCHWARZ
VISUAL ARTIST
ART THERAPIST
My artistic practice is the reflection of a life philosophy: a journey, an adventure, a wandering in the etymological sense of the word: to get lost, to roam, to explore, to go on an adventure, and to discover, along the way—through lived experience or sometimes by chance—a new exploration of possibilities. This wandering lives within me. Like a mise en abyme of my own psychic life, it is in this loss that I find, as I go along, my path.
In my creative process, I explore diverse themes: a difficult-to-transcribe emotion, a meeting, a discussion, contemplation, the transcription of travel memories, the capture of a unique moment of complicity, the poetry of street music, the bonds of love woven during pregnancy, or certain friendships so unique they seem timeless. I also explore many questions about identity. I question the relationship to time and possibilities.
In my creative process, I crumple fabrics, I integrate materials with this intention: to perceive different paths. I often use recycled fabrics and materials in my works, not only to promote environmental awareness but also to give abandoned materials a second life and offer them a new journey. The colors and shapes I adopt follow a strong emotional connection.
To feel this connection more intensely, I have a precise ritual: I create a sensory bubble in which I immerse myself to create and make this journey possible. Music and scents thus form a foundation, a deep base of my creation. Paint splattering was long a part of my creative process. Almost cathartic, painting, through its gestures, becomes a dance.
However, recently, I have evolved towards a new stage in my creative process. In my notebooks, one word keeps coming up: “Breath.” Thus, from “projections,” I am moving to “contemplations.” Like a psychic breath as well, I am developing this new pictoriality.
I am a versatile artist, and I believe that everything can be creation. By taking creativity in its broadest sense, everything is a subject for creation. Tools, materials, and techniques can be diverted and reimagined to create. This is also the foundation I apply in my daily artistic approach.
My studio is located in Paris 5, within CESURE, a hub for artists, artisans, and businesses from the social and solidarity economy. Come meet me and let's exchange ideas!
Alongside my artistic practice, I am also an art therapist, certified by the Centre d'Etude et de l'Expression at Sainte-Anne Hospital.