The artwork features a captivating interplay of colors, with soft, blurred hues of pink and green creating a dreamlike, ethereal atmosphere. The overall composition is abstract, emphasizing the dynamic nature of light and shadow. The artist's use of a defocused, blurry technique adds a sense of mystery and emotional resonance to the piece. The intention behind this work may be to evoke a meditative or introspective mood, inviting the viewer to explore the subtle nuances of color and form. ...
Nanténé Traoré is a photographer and author. His numerous silver series oscillate between documentary traces of the environments he comes into contact with, and poetic journeys where multiple stories of love and life can be read. His archival work focuses in particular on trans* environments. His writing, in tense flow, questions the notions of plural intimacies, love and memory.
Founded in 2010 by Guillaume Sultana, Sultana collaborates with emerging international artists. The gallery space operates as a site for experimentation and expression, often bringing together well-established and lesser known artists through a playful, yet politically-engaged curatorial program that highlights practices concerned with questions of identity and their social ramifications. By giving space to curators and writers, in addition to artists, the gallery is committed to rethinking the traditional modes of exhibition-making and collaboration within the art world. In 2021, Sultana opened Sultana Summer Set Arles to convene artists, collectors, curators, and friends close to the gallery in a domestic and intimate space in the heart of the city. This space was conceived as a residency and site of exchange, to host projects angled toward creative freedom, reflection, and flânerie that eschews a regular programming schedule, and is organized instead according to the whims and desires of our community. These two spaces exemplify the spirit of Sultana: the desire to provide artists with an independent platform for expression via site-specific projects and curatorial propositions. ...
