CelineSianiDjiakoua

“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”   "But if you take my voice, said the little mermaid, what will I have left? Your beautiful body," said the witch. "Your graceful walk and your lovely eyes. Speak with them and you will be able to capture a human heart." “Have you lost your courage? Stick out your little tongue, and let me cut it off in payment, and you shall have the potion ." "Here it is," said the witch, and cut out the little mermaid's tongue.” The Little Mermaid - H. C. Andersen "But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more."

The idea of the piece Medusa was conceived before the recent events in France*, which, as a French artist, have influenced and affected the work further. Céline is interested in women within warzones and the types of violence made to them, both symbolically (as in silencing) and in the reality of their bodies.   While referring to religions, the work explores underlying areas of human nature. Céline believes the Internet is a versatile collective mirror on our souls and she sees it as a reflection of the chaos ongoing within the world. She thinks that we  intimately  participate in this as we view images and regurge information from the Internet, be it actively or passively, interacting with only a couple of clicks. *Charlie Hebdo Paris shooting – 01.2015 Origin of the image, click here . The making This piece was produced after the end of my art&philosophy collaborat...