Humanity, through the grand modernist project of the 18th century, has become disillusioned, realizing its delusion of total mastery over nature and the processes of life. This illusion has guided humanity into a dead end. Now, it is slowlybecoming aware of its failure. Is the only possible solution, in the face of a society corrupted by greed and relentless progress, for the living beings themselves to reclaim control of the planet? The new generations no longer dream of a better future as before but fear for their future and their disappearance.
Humanity is gradually losing its illusion of omnipotence in the face of a resurgent, increasingly vocal nature. A nature that raises its voice after years of abuse and silence. A reign of the living that designs and constructs or deconstructs(through natural disasters), now imposing rules that humans cannot evade.
Transanimalism versus Transhumanism. The reign of the living, whether plant or animal, with its intrinsic adaptability far superior to that of humans, is gradually reclaiming power over a deeply shaken humanity. Chamyaz’s utopia reaches itspeak in the idea of a fusion between humans and animals, and plants, creating a hybrid species more capable of living harmoniously with its environment
In her work, mutant beings emerge, hybrids with both human and animal natures, alluding to primitive archetypal figures. She explores the dichotomy between the civilized world and nature, which she aims to abolish, seeking a restoredoriginal symbiosis—a grand merging.
Her utopian world also addresses other major contemporary issues stemming from this initial illusion of omnipotence: the growing, insidious deprivation of freedom, the question of patriarchy, the position of women in society, and the atrocities committed by humans. Her reflections illustrate human barbarity: dismembered, mutilated bodies, and birds with broken wings, painting a picture of growing evil.
Could the salvation of our planet and humanity come from a grand merging, a salvific hybridization where the human ego is absorbed by the pure and noble primitivity of animals? Her work continues to illustrate, in a way, a final world, a last civilization. Like all civilizations, we are transient, passing through an entropic world destined to disappear. Will we be able to transform the paradigms for its preservation, even if temporary, or will we witness the emergence of a future species?
The monochrome expression, the continuity of the strength of the line, the identical intensity for the representation of the constructed and living worlds, express the non-hierarchy between them. They are represented on the same plan, living closely together, everything is connected. There is no conflict or distance between the worlds but on the contrary a sort of desired reconciliation. Black and white, contrast, this simplified expression refers to the mass plan used in town planning to represent the essence of a city or district. It is a precise synthesis in which all superfluous elements disappear, highlighting a distanced perspective, a simplified reading of a reality at a “t” moment. The mass plan extracts the quintessence of the studied space, its essential marrow
Painting opened a door for me to the unconscious, personal and collective. As conceptualized by Carl Gustave Jung, in his thinking, each of us inherits memories and symbols linked to our culture, our heritage over millennia.Some of these symbols are universal, regardless of the culture, these are the archetypes. It is a deep human need to refer to archetypes and one of the tragedies of contemporary man is to have cut himself off from them, like myths. Man needs new myths, universal archetypes, because we connect to the world not only through logical and rational thought, but also through our imagination. It was spontaneously that these archetypal figures began to take over mypaintings. They come to life, play their role, take their place and deliver a message to those who subsequently observe the work, including the author.
