In Sarlat, she was able to discover a type of dwelling built on the notion of defence, inducing the idea of confinement, due to the ramparts. The duality between the positive, protective side and the negative, confining aspect echoes the artist’s studies throughout her work : the process of bulding one’s individual freedom inevitably leads to the construction of one’s own confinement.

extract of the text of Sarah Mattera – August 2008