KARINE ROCHE
Born in France, she graduated in Spatial Design from ENSAAMA, Olivier de Serres in Paris. She has been based in the UAE since 2009. Her work has been presented in spaces including Sharjah Art Museum, Museum of Decorative and Folk art (Moscow), Tashkeel, Proart gallery (Dubai) and art Sawa (Dubai), as well as Art Fairs such as Art Dubai, Art Paris, Art Elysée, Star't .
Her works are part of private and corporate collections, including Abu Dhabi Executive Office (ADEO), Cultural Programs and Heritage Festivals Committee, the city of Vitry-Sur-Seine (France), Colas Foundation, GL event, (France), West Lake Museum (Hangzhou, China).
The increase in urban populations and rising number of metropolises throws the whole concept of a city into question. The opposing definition of 'City versus Nature' is an ambiguous one since a city is also part of the ecosystem and nature. Humans create by reflex faced with an environment's new living conditions to which they must adapt. Pollution of water, air and soil has triggered increased ecological awareness.
The idea of harmony between a human habitat and the place of settlement is not new; organic architecture is a conceptual approach that links the building with its environment. This concept was developed at the beginning of the 20th century and still continues to exist and change with evolving knowledge.
The concept of 'City vs Nature' highlights the broader question of the vision of the future and the search for a better fit between our lifestyles and the environment. The latter would certainly help resolve ecological and social crises.
Here painting creates a cosmology in which nature returns to the city center. Composition seeks an alternative rhythm through the network of organic and geometric lines of landscape that intermingle. Perspective is intuitive and acts like an illusionist’s tool to create depth. Thanks to this tool, rhythm is no longer only horizontal or vertical but actually gains a third dimension which absorbs our gaze and immerses it in a vision where urban and vegetal are complementary.