Eugénie Modai

Eugénie Modai, the granddaughter of artists, grew up in an artistic environment and was fascinated by noble materials and the power of colours at a very young age, convinced of the magic of their combination. She draws this energy from the African part of her origins which she explores through dance and a certain form of primitive trance. Free and self-taught, she began to create all kinds of pieces and, little by little, her desire to create an atypical universe around the singular material that has guided her since childhood: cotton varnish. Her works, playful and joyful, are rooted in a deep reflection on the different strata of life. Settled since 2018 in her studio in Sèvres, she devotes all her time to it and brings out, through sculpture, what she has deep inside her.