Visual Art

Short films and installation of artistic works by Aziza Siankam

"Soul’s links”, 124x45 & 90x45

pencil, dry pastel, cotton, acrylic on paper
- Ephemeral work built like a diary where my personal little words and anecdotes wander between the mini muses representing me and transport a part of my vulnerability which is too often concealed through my introversion.

“Child of the Sun and the Earth, your muses shine under your open-hearted writings and monologues. Like the flowers, you plunge your roots into the earth, come out to reveal yourself gradually, then close yourself again.”

Altar of the painting "Under the eyes of The mother"

“The generous soul that you were
Always bore the reflection of love
It is at the foot of your tree, under your eyes that deeply read souls
That you saw the bodies of your children born, grow, laugh and then fall asleep.
They wake up in your cradle
Walking towards you,
They open their senses and listen to you,
“Do you see what I see?
What I hear?

Breathe

Listen to the songs around you
Follow the pearls
What do their shapes tell you?
Take the right passage
The one who keeps your hearts open
Who purifies and reincarnates your souls
Be the reflection of the stars that guide you
Thus I will live through your eyes
And you will be able to take care of the gifts
that I have passed on to you. »
Seeking to understand the words
that you whisper in their dreams
They take comfort in the warmth of your cradle, thanking Mother Earth that you admired so much.”

— A tribute to my grandmother and her energy

Installation of the altar that accompanies the work “Under the eyes of The mother” with the candlesticks and vase Studio Weiba during the exhibition MUSEA created by @musea.world @maaaryqueen

The poem describes the scene with a lot of information related to rebirth and transmission. The women and children in the background represent my mother and I inspired by photos taken at different times in our lives, then in the third plane my grandmother sitting watching their arrival in this place.

So being asleep her daughters have a dream where they wake up in her “cradle”, (the most authentic place in Sois), which represents a lucid dream, where my grandmother’s energy and soul rest. In the poem, starting with “Breathe”, my grandmother’s spirit speaks to them, comforts and advises. The 4 pearls together form a diamond that serves as an indication towards “this passage” which is stated as being purifying for the soul. In the decoration, I deliberately represented only 2 paths but there are 3. Water in the center, an element similar to an entrance door, an exit to life and to this dream.

Finally, she asks them to take “the right passage” so that through this water and this moment they can clean, relieve their hearts so that they remain healthy and open to love and empathy, via the phrase “The one who keeps your hearts open”. Once the mother has finished her monologue, her daughters keep her words in their memories so that when they wake up, they can apply her advice.