Hermine Bourdin

 

Her preferred material, clay, references the feminine matrix, and her works often feature organic circles, ancient symbols of feminine strength and resilience. Bourdin also uses digital tools as a medium for exploration and creation, allowing her to defy the laws of the physical universe through new technologies, freeing her from the constraints of gravity in material work.

 

Her recent solo exhibition, “AXIS MUNDI,” presented at Galerie Julie Caredda in Paris, explores the symbolism and spiritual aspects of ancient goddess civilizations. Inspired by prehistoric female figurines and her travels to Malta and Crete, her works address spirituality, femininity, and existence through various mediums, including drawings, sculptures, photographs, and videos. In performances such as “Le Rucher” and “La Forêt,” where she embodies the forms of her sculptures, she creates connections with nature and reveals potential alliances with all living components.

 

Bourdin’s work includes stone carving, bronze casting, as well as 3D modeling and artificial intelligence. Her physical sculptures have been exhibited in galleries in Berlin, London, Paris, New York, Geneva, Copenhagen, and Prague. Her digital art has been showcased at the CADAF Digital Art Month in Paris, Art Basel Miami, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Archives Museum in Paris, as well as in New York and Lisbon.

 

Bourdin has also created a monumental stone piece for the Bonisson Art Center, and recently, one of her stone works was acquired as part of the 1% art program for the city of Saint Denis. She also completed a residency at the Opéra de Paris studios, where she produced a 2-meter-high plaster piece and a living sculpture under the direction of the Opera's costume director for her upcoming project Coddess Variations.