15th - 28th September 2025
Trélex has been the most wonderful residency. If you are thinking of coming here- do it!
It has been a joy to work in Nina's beautiful home, to spend time in the studio, and to be held by the extraordinary landscape. The mountains, the woods, and the village quickly became part of my daily rhythm.
During my time here, I experienced a real shift in my work. I began discovering my Altar Ego- a deeper, more embodied strand of my practice that has been slowly emerging for some time. I had the space here to explore it more fully through painting, filming, and walking in the woods. Nina's input has been invaluable to this process. Our conversations about art, life and ideas offered gentle guidance and a refreshing perspective. One afternoon, while looking through images together, she pointed out a gap between how much of myself I allowed into the painted space. She said to me 'this is where we go big or we go home.' A comment that has stayed with me and encouraged me to expand the scale of my thinking.
Life at Trélex had its own rhythm. My days often began early with the little red train to Nyon for a swim in the lake, before heading back up the hill and the train to the studio. The cow bells, the mountains, the bright blue skies all became part of my work. There were also the small unexpected moments, like meeting another artist on a walk up the mountain, that made my time here feel very special.
Thank you Nina for creating and sustaining this residency. It has been fertile ground and I leave with deep gratitude.
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