Giclée print on Canson watercolor paper 100% cotton 310g. This print is hand signed and numbered in pencil by Sandra Chevrier of an edition of 200 copies.
In La Cage et L’Extérieur des Ténèbres, Sandra Chevrier invites us to look beyond visible boundaries, into that blurred space where light struggles with shadow, and freedom with captivity. The artist revisits her masterful blend of hyperrealism and comic book fragments to explore the threshold between the inside of the cage and the dark world outside — an ambiguous and fascinating territory.
The female face, with an intense and contemplative expression, emerges amidst layers of printed paper, featuring none other than the Joker, an icon of chaos and moral ambiguity, adding a powerful narrative tension and striking contrast. Here, the “cage” not only imprisons but also delineates, defines, and paradoxically protects. The contrast between the delicacy of the face and the graphic aggression of the comics — with the unsettling presence of the Joker — creates a palpable tension, reflecting inner struggles and the challenges of breaking free from the established.
La Cage et L’Extérieur des Ténèbres is a visual meditation on the limits of being and the possibility of transcending them, on the battle between the known and the unknown, using a language that combines pop nostalgia, intimate drama, and an elegance that captivates the gaze.
A work not just to be viewed, but to be felt — a powerful whisper reminding us that beyond the shadows lies a territory to be conquered.
