- An effort to self-heal through connecting with our ancestors and our
historical heritage - Focusing on female and transfeminine
perspectives - Installation art as safe spaces In her art, Gaëlle
Choisne (*1985, lives and works in Paris and Berlin) addresses the
world's complexity with its numerous political and cultural crises -
such as the overexploitation of nature and natural resources or the
consequences of colonialism and the scars it has left. Her works are
often designed as collaborative projects that evolve over years and are
continuously redefined at changing locations and with varying
participants. Choisne's long-term project Temple of love - To hide is
based on the idea of self-healing through sharing our experience with
others, through our connection with our ancestors, respect for our
historical heritage, and an inner physical balance. In a number of
interviews, she asked female and transfeminine people about their
situation as racialised women in contemporary society, including several
women who have developed the ability to "heal" through various methods
and techniques: for example, by creating communities or through family
care, music, or "alternative" medicine. Her installation, composed of
video projections and objects, presents itself as a safe space which
highlights self-care and caring for others. Visitors are invited to
participate in an energetic healing process or to drink soothing
concoctions.
