Léa Merlhiot, born in 1995, is a painter, who lives and works between Paris and Royan. Evolving in a surreal and colorful universe, his work revolves around painting, drawing, performance and installation.
In her work, she wishes to open a porous space between dream and reality. Her paintings are an invitation to the land of dreams and chimeras, she attempts to explore what lies beneath the answers of reality and consciousness.
Through the organic experience of painting, she leads a search towards the unspeakable and the buried secrets of the unconscious.
A true refuge and necessity, painting allows him to express his emotions, and to rediscover his child's eye.
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In her work, she wishes to open a porous space between dream and reality. Her paintings are an invitation to the land of dreams and chimeras, she attempts to explore what lies beneath the answers of reality and consciousness.
Through the organic experience of painting, she leads a search towards the unspeakable and the buried secrets of the unconscious.
A true refuge and necessity, painting allows him to express his emotions, and to rediscover his child's eye.
FR
His work has been presented in different places in France, among others at the Ruth Bader Center at Les Halles in Paris, at the STOCK ephemeral gallery in Paris, at the Remue Ménage festival in Domont, at the Les Luminescentes festival in Valmondois, at the Louis Simon gallery and at the Malve space in Royan, as well as in residence at Halle Papin, at Gare XP, at DOC! and at Shakirail in Paris. Recently, she performed for the evening La Nuit des fous at the Louvre Museum in Paris, as well as at the opening evening “le Sacre” at GROS LOT, in Gennevilliers.
Soon, she is preparing an exhibition at the DOC! (Paris), a short film, Les Larmes d'Alluminium, produced by Fumigènes Film, as well as a performance and installation with the collective LÀLÉ - “les pleurieuses” at GROS LOT (Gennevilliers) in July. A residency is planned at Casa Régis (Italy, August 2025)
Soon, she is preparing an exhibition at the DOC! (Paris), a short film, Les Larmes d'Alluminium, produced by Fumigènes Film, as well as a performance and installation with the collective LÀLÉ - “les pleurieuses” at GROS LOT (Gennevilliers) in July. A residency is planned at Casa Régis (Italy, August 2025)