IN CONVERSATION
Exclusive interviews with African Contemporary Artists uncovering their unique story with no filters.
Stéphanie PICARDAT: Fragments of Life, beneath the emotions, life!
In Stéphanie Picardat’s story, art was long a silent certainty, only to finally take shape, awakened by life’s upheavals. She continues a generational thread begun by her grandmother, weaving between heritage and personal expression to create a profoundly inhabited body of work. Today, her portraits—with their strong silhouettes, anchored gazes, and vibrant colors—captivate. Their intensity fascinates: a presence emerges that is at once direct and mysterious.
Ashiko RATOVO: ‘Art has a profoundly therapeutic effect’ Following the Thread of Her Destiny
We are drawn into the fluid, dreamlike world of Ashiko RATOVO (b. 1995). In just three years, the Malagasy artist has forged a distinctive language of her own — poetic, abstract, and harmonious approach to watercolor that defies convention. Ratovo moves through her practice with organic ease, guided by intuition and memory, allowing emotion to dictate form. Deeply engaged, particularly in advocating for women, she speaks with sincerity about her path, her convictions, and the quiet power that shapes her work. From Antananarivo to Paris, we step inside the intimate creative world of a rising voice in contemporary art.
Sacred Womanhood
Inside Manyaku Mashilo’s Art exploring the healing power of ‘The Laying of Hands’
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