Présentation

"I’m here to save myself"  vous plonge dans un voyage introspectif dans le corps et le cœur de Christa David. Un cheminement questionnant l’acte de solitude. Une interrogation qui a particulièrement pris son sens au cours de la pandémie mondiale de 2019. Compter les gens, compter le temps. Mais qu’est-ce qui compte vraiment ? Une réflexion touchante sur le monde qui nous entoure ou qui disparaît à l’heure où il faut désormais courir alors que nous avions appris à ne plus marcher.

Christa David - " Que se passe-t-il lorsque le monde s'arrête en un instant, lorsque tout est incertain et dangereux et qu'il ne reste plus que vous et vous. Que se passe-t-il alors ? Qu'est-ce qui compte alors ?

"I am here to save myself" est la réponse d'une femme noire à la solitude et ses réflexions sur le travail, l'imagination et la foi inébranlable nécessaires pour survivre, s'épanouir et recommencer. 

Œuvres
Christa David — « What happens when the world goes still in an instant, when everything is uncertain and unsafe and you’re only left with you and you. What then? What matters then? « I am here to save myself » is one Black woman’s response to solitude and her reflections on the work and imagination and unrelenting faith required to survive, to thrive, and to begin again. »

I’m here to save myself  vous plonge dans un voyage introspectif dans le corps et le cœur de Christa David. Un cheminement questionnant l’acte de solitude. Une interrogation qui a particulièrement pris son sens au cours de la pandémie mondiale de 2019. Compter les gens, compter le temps. Mais qu’est ce qui compte vraiment ? Une réflexion touchante sur le monde qui nous entoure ou qui disparaît à l’heure où il faut désormais courir alors que nous avions appris à ne plus marcher.
  • Christa David, I heard the Spirit say, Arise!, 2023
    Christa David
    I heard the Spirit say, Arise!, 2023
    Signed and dated on the back of the artwork
    Collage & acrylic paint
    127 1/2 x 103 1/8 in
    324 x 262 cm
  • Christa David, I will trust the wiser thing, 2023
    Christa David
    I will trust the wiser thing, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, I will seek the peaceful thing, 2023
    Christa David
    I will seek the peaceful thing, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Silence and song piercing the night, 2023
    Christa David
    Silence and song piercing the night, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 01, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 01, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 02, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 02, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 03, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 03, 2023
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 04, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 04, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 05, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 05, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 06, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 06, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 07, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 07, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 08, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 08, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, In stillness, in solitude, I count 09, 2023
    Christa David
    In stillness, in solitude, I count 09, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Well-ordered and whole, an ancient love, 2023
    Christa David
    Well-ordered and whole, an ancient love, 2023
    Signed
    Collage and graphite on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, I will consider the cost, always, 2023
    Christa David
    I will consider the cost, always, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Sometimes there is safety in numbers, 2023
    Christa David
    Sometimes there is safety in numbers, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, When you surrender to the wind, 2023
    Christa David
    When you surrender to the wind, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Love: the center of all things, 2023
    Christa David
    Love: the center of all things, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, It was heavy all so heavy, 2022
    Christa David
    It was heavy all so heavy, 2022
    Signed
    Photography and collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Holding the center as I am, 2022
    Christa David
    Holding the center as I am, 2022
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    35 x 27.5 cm
    13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in
  • Christa David, Making room with salt and light, 2022
    Christa David
    Making room with salt and light, 2022
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, This place needs your attention, 2019
    Christa David
    This place needs your attention, 2019
    Signed
    Collage and glitter on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Two sides of the same coin, 2019
    Christa David
    Two sides of the same coin, 2019
    Signed
    Collage and glitter on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Without grace where would I be, 2019
    Christa David
    Without grace where would I be, 2019
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Seeing with all that I am, 2022
    Christa David
    Seeing with all that I am, 2022
    Signed
    Collage and masking tape on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, I'm doing my part and you, 2019
    Christa David
    I'm doing my part and you, 2019
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Wait for me in the clearing, 2023
    Christa David
    Wait for me in the clearing, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Come what may: we flow, selah. , 2023
    Christa David
    Come what may: we flow, selah. , 2023
    Signed
    Collage on linen
    130 x 89 cm
    51 1/8 x 35 in
  • Christa David, Come what may: we stand, selah. , 2023
    Christa David
    Come what may: we stand, selah. , 2023
    Signed
    Collage on linen
    130 x 89 cm
    51 1/8 x 35 in
  • Christa David, Find a way, make it safe, 2023
    Christa David
    Find a way, make it safe, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, In awe of it all, still, 2023
    Christa David
    In awe of it all, still, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Deep waters, muddy and troubled here, 2023
    Christa David
    Deep waters, muddy and troubled here, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, The weight of ravished worlds, selah, 2023
    Christa David
    The weight of ravished worlds, selah, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Laying hands, naming things, bestowing fact, 2023
    Christa David
    Laying hands, naming things, bestowing fact, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, I am my own anchor, selah. , 2023
    Christa David
    I am my own anchor, selah. , 2023
    Signed
    Collage and acrylic on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, A portrait of surrender and serenity, 2023
    Christa David
    A portrait of surrender and serenity, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, You are your best thing, selah, 2023
    Christa David
    You are your best thing, selah, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Whole patches of me windswept, tired, 2023
    Christa David
    Whole patches of me windswept, tired, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Holy and ravished but still here, 2023
    Christa David
    Holy and ravished but still here, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Mark what is yours now, always, 2023
    Christa David
    Mark what is yours now, always, 2023
    Signed
    Collage and acrylic on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Lucky for you, I bear gifts, 2022
    Christa David
    Lucky for you, I bear gifts, 2022
    Signed
    Photography and collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
  • Christa David, Goodness all around can’t you see, 2022
    Christa David
    Goodness all around can’t you see, 2022
    Signed
    Photography and collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
  • Christa David, There is always more to see, 2022
    Christa David
    There is always more to see, 2022
    Signed
    Photography and collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
  • Christa David, There is always more to know , 2022
    Christa David
    There is always more to know , 2022
    Signed
    Photography and collage on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    € 1,500.00
  • Christa David, All things work together for me, 2022
    Christa David
    All things work together for me, 2022
    Signed and date
    Collage on paper
    35.56 x 27.94 cm
    14 x 11 in
  • Christa David, All things work together for us, 2022
    Christa David
    All things work together for us, 2022
    Signed and dated
    Collage on Paper
    35.56 x 27.94 cm
    14 x 11 in
  • Christa David, All things work together for good, 2022
    Christa David
    All things work together for good, 2022
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    35.56 x 27.94 cm
  • Christa David, All things work together for you, 2022
    Christa David
    All things work together for you, 2022
    Signed
    Photography and collage on paper
    35.56 x 27.94 cm
    14 x 11 in
  • Christa David, Look for me in the clearing, 2023
    Christa David
    Look for me in the clearing, 2023
    Collage
  • Christa David, Silence and song piercing the day, 2023
    Christa David
    Silence and song piercing the day, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    22.86 x 25.4 cm
    9 x 10 in
  • Christa David, A soft and glorious start, selah, 2023
    Christa David
    A soft and glorious start, selah, 2023
    Signed
    Collage and glitter on paper
    25.4 x 22.86 cm
    10 x 9 in
  • Christa David, Upon this rock, love wins, always., 2021
    Christa David
    Upon this rock, love wins, always., 2021
    Collage on paper
    22 1/8 x 29 7/8 in
    56 x 76 cm
  • Christa David, Hold fast to your tender self 02, 2023
    Christa David
    Hold fast to your tender self 02, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Hold fast to your tender self 01, 2023
    Christa David
    Hold fast to your tender self 01, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
  • Christa David, Still soft, still glorious, not finished, 2023
    Christa David
    Still soft, still glorious, not finished, 2023
    Signed
    Collage on paper
    76.2 x 55.88 cm
    30 x 22 in
"I'M HERE TO SAVE MYSELF"
June 3rd to July 31th
Curated by Mary-Lou Ngwe-Secke

Saturday 3rd June (16h-21h) : Grand public opening


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