Keam Tallaa
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Keam Tallaa

Keam Tallaa is a member of Plan d’Est, the visual arts hub of the Grand Est region, a network that brings together artists and visual arts professionals in the region. Her profile lists her among the artist-authors, in Strasbourg.

It carries her biography, the question that runs through her work, “How can an artistic practice continue despite war, violence and exile?”, and six of her works.

See the profile on plandest.org

Works mentioned

  • Corps gonflé III, 2023, oil on canvas, 120 × 160 cm. A swollen, stitched reddish-brown animal body, emptied and sewn up to carry water, floating against a pale ochre ground.
    Corps gonflé III, 2023, oil on canvas, 120 × 160 cm
  • Exilé I, 2020, oil on wood, 30 × 22 cm. A standing figure with a dark animal head, painted in greys and pale blues.
    Exilé I, 2020, oil on wood, 30 × 22 cm
  • Poches IV, 2022, oil on canvas, 118 × 155.5 cm. Three women in long aprons, seen from the chest down: their hands are closed and their apron pockets hang heavy and full.
    Poches IV, 2022, oil on canvas, 118 × 155.5 cmPhoto: Michael Babics (@michaelbabics)
  • Le maître et l’esclave, 2023, oil on canvas, 145 × 114 cm. A figure with a donkey’s head, in a long pale blue robe, stands beside a calf on yellow desert ground.
    Le maître et l’esclave, 2023, oil on canvas, 145 × 114 cm
  • Les Autruches, 2020, oil on canvas, 120 × 167 cm. Tangled bodies, half ostrich and half human, with heads pushed into the ground, painted in blues on white.
    Les Autruches, 2020, oil on canvas, 120 × 167 cm
  • Poche Ia, Poche Ib, 2022, oil on canvas, 15 × 14 cm each. Two small canvases hung side by side on a white wall: on the left a blue-grey fabric pocket, its folds pulled down by a weight inside; on the right a blue fabric pocket hanging in deep folds.
    Poche Ia, Poche Ib, 2022, oil on canvas, 15 × 14 cm eachPhoto: Michael Babics (@michaelbabics)

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