The painting "You were home to me" by Inès Di Folco Jemni features a swirling blend of deep reds and greens, with a central rose-like shape juxtaposed against abstract human figures and a serene face. The composition merges figurative abstraction with ghostly presences, employing soft gradients and overlapping forms. The style is ethereal and symbolic, inviting reflections on spiritual and ancestral connections. Reflecting her artistic focus, Jemni crafts a narrative of belonging and identity, intertwined with cultural myths and personal history. ...
Inès Di Folco Jemni’s work explores notions of exile, motherhood and the afterlife, and highlights myths and ritual practices around the world. The works invoke past lives, calling for the appari- tion of ancestors and spirits, combining care and gentleness in a ceremonial manner. Through figurative and abstract processes, playing on the disappearance or accumulation of forms, the works reveal ectoplasmic presences. Through her representations and references,
Inès Di Folco Jemni proposes new narratives, both personal and historical, outside the hegemonic Western gaze.
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