Self-portraits, everyday scenes and still lifes by Elene Shatberashvili line the walls of La Verrière. A painter who has lived in France since 2011, Shatberashvili is well acquainted with the icons of her native Georgia, where she was born in 1990. However, she goes beyond the traditional flat, golden finishes of icons by celebrating colour in all its rich vibrations. She also plays with reflections by incorporating depictions of mirrors, screens and windows into her paintings, multiplying possible points of view. Her still lifes embrace the geometric qualities of the forms they portray, which are “almost kaleidoscopic” according to Joël Riff, who likens the exhibition to “a wall constellation”.

In this way, Shatberashvili navigates between the “captivating aura” of her paintings and a more prosaic dimension linked to the objects she depicts, such as tables, flowers, eggs or apples. Her compositions strike a balance on the canvas as different tones bring out contrasts. Made up of “sensitive, fiercely radiant fragments”, the paintings seem to breathe, while the mirrors they depict reflect the artist's face. The twenty or so canvases on display at La Verrière can be seen as fragments of a self-portrait.