Line Le Fevre

How can we engage with tension to absorb its potential, in being transformative, rather than destructive? 

The tension of what appears to be contradictions. Our human psyche and lived experience are full of opposites; we are not binary creatures. Tension holds dualities, as do people. Materials have that same complexity of expression. Being with that tension, in that space of opposites, can be transformative. 

The inquiry of my work is how, through immersive making and material interaction, we can return to remembering who we are and how we are connected to all life forms. We then have a choice in how we respond to the privilege of being stewards of this planet.

In keeping with the Jungian interpretations of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, who through storytelling makes observations of the human psyche, I forage for clues to understand my own making and being. 

Creatura and Abraxas

An important dimension of my work is acknowledging the emotionally engaging process of making, as equally valid to systematic thinking and reasoning. This duality creates a tension which I am exploring by observing what presents itself when I suspend strategic thinking momentarily, to be intuitively led.

Currently, I am investigating the sculptural potential of biomaterials, which tell a story of opposing forces; of our natural elements; and the metamorphosis of matter and soul. Here I seek to navigate the tension of relentless experimentation with a practice of ­­observation, humility, and letting go. If tension is the prelude to change, then the alchemy of ritualistically combining the natural materials of the earth with my own life force - the crafting of a symbiosis - is a reciprocal relationship that transforms us both.