Emma Tholot

Having grown up with stories steeped in superstition and the supernatural recounted by her Spanish grandmother, a clairvoyant, Emma Tholot has created a fantasy world where magicians, mermaids, ghosts, and the divine child meet. These archetypal figures are the protagonists of a body of stories that she stages trough multidisciplinary installations. While photography and video are the preferred media for her artistic explorations, her visual vocabulary is enriched by collages, sculptures, and works on fabric, which are deployed in theatrically-inspired scenographic devices. Her passion for oral traditions and popular culture has led her to explore and question the permanence of contemporary rituals. She is particularly interested in dances on the shores of the Mediterranean, and especially in Ibiza (her family home).