LAURENCE LE CONSTANT

Laurence Le Constant was born and raised on Réunion Island, at the crossroads of Malagasy, Indian and French cultures.

Nurtured from an early age by rituals, foundational myths and oral traditions, she has developed a body of work shaped by the notions of transformation, memory and transmission.

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Her universe is inhabited by hybrid figures where the human, the animal and the mythological converge.

Drawing from ancestral narratives, ancient cosmologies and universal archetypes, her creations explore the invisible bonds that connect all living beings.

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At the heart of her practice lies metamorphosis. Women transformed into constellations, goddesses embodied in animal form, vanitas reimagined as presences or wearable incarnations: each work inhabits a state of transition, a threshold where forms are reshaped and new possibilities of existence emerge.

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Feathers occupy a central place in this exploration. A symbol of elevation, passage and balance across many traditions, the feather becomes a sculptural material in its own right.

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With My Lovely Bones, Laurence Le Constant assumes the role of the Huesera, the “Bone Woman” of Mexican folk traditions. Like La Loba, who gathers scattered bones in the desert before restoring them to life through song, she collects fragments of memory, forgotten mythological and female figures, offering them a renewed presence.

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Whether Sophia, Callisto, Anoukis, Themis or the figures that inhabit My Lovely Bones, Laurence Le Constant’s works embody forces, presences situated at the threshold between myth and reality. They question our relationship to the living world, the invisible and the stories that shape our identities.