Aline Khieu

" Aline Khieu is a French artist of Cambodian origin, born in 1989. She was born in a migrant reception center in Jura, a few months after her parents' arrival in the country.

Regarding her own drawings and her own personality - as she says, they are intertwined and indistinguishable - Aline like...

" Aline Khieu is a French artist of Cambodian origin, born in 1989. She was born in a migrant reception center in Jura, a few months after her parents' arrival in the country.

Regarding her own drawings and her own personality - as she says, they are intertwined and indistinguishable - Aline likes to speak of "luminous darkness." She says, "it's a black that shines." A black that sometimes brings sadness and sometimes joy. Her hand is guided by an instinct, a transgenerational impulse that allows her to create without knowing in advance what the paper will reveal. Emotion permeates her being, reaching the tip of her pencil.

Despite controversies and repression in her family circle, Aline's artistic gift thrived and shaped her unique style. Her art incorporates elements of her Cambodian heritage, sometimes evoking the tumultuous waters of the Mekong or memories of war-torn Indochina. But her creations also reflect the enchantment of jasmine-scented alleys, the fascination of Parisian nights, and the serenity of Normandy landscapes.

Aline rarely uses color, preferring all shades of darkness. She is like a prism that delights in diffracting an infinite range of shades, from white to black, visiting all the hues in-between. When she adds a brighter touch, it's an epiphany, signifying something essential at that moment. Often, this is where the emotional knot that has moved her is lodged.

Aline Khieu is an artist with a visceral, voracious, and polymorphic creative spirit. Her artistic expression goes beyond drawing and sculpture, also encompassing photography, music, and writing. Her exhibitions playfully open discussions at the crossroads of genres, arts, and the different forms embraced by the mind when it finally manages to escape from its prison of encased flesh. "