Joëlle Kem Lika

Because I hope to convey both speed and precision, I use materials that dry quickly and force me to work fast, such as colored and Indian inks, water colors and acrylics. I surf with the paints like a surfer expresses her talent in an exuberant instant on the face of a wave. Like her, I balance my skill, playfulness and movements in harmony with the medium in which we swim. We are both like dancers, combining ease, energy, solidity and sensuality. I use the expression “Surf Dreaming” to translate an “abyss of Time” : the modern woman surfer and ancestral aboriginal art…