THE NILAYA AN ARTIST’S HOUSE

In the NILAYA, you are going to live in the middle of art. Each room is decorated differently with my drawings and paintings and the ones of my friends. I paint since I can remember. I exhibited in Paris and Köln. In those two towns, I gave the opportunity to young artists to meet a larger public.

In Mauritius, my style changed drastically. The light entered into my works. I got used to the bright colours, present at all the festivals. I learnt to work with these colours.

In my work, you find what fascinated me at my arrival to this interesting island: nature with the dolphins, the waves, the spiritual life with meditation, angels…

I paint less now, as I don’t have the space to hang all my paintings on the walls. I use local materials that I find at Mauritius. I work very much with the flotsam and jetsam that I find on the beaches. My last series are drawn with black Indian ink on gold coated Chinese paper – which is destined to be burnt during religious ceremonies.

To grasp the reality of Mauritius, I write, paint, print and bind artist’s books, mainly for children. Fascinated by nature here in Mauritius, I write a book about eatable plants.

I produce also souvenirs with the local products, like witches out of the remains of the textile industry, jam with the bergamots of my garden, picture frames…