Biography
"Carte blanche à Valja",
EGOLAREVUE, Alexandra Eretzian, 2010
A nomadic artist, Valja has made the world her workshop. His motto? "Be in the middle of everything, of life". Currently in exile in Lanzarote, she is preparing her next exhibition there. This island of fire, water, wind and light gives her the carnal contact with nature she needs to feel alive. "I walked on the moon, I'm the volcano and I'm burning. I am the wave of the ocean lulled by its undulations. I am the wind that caresses me, and the shivers that run through me tell me the strength of the elements."It was her Totem project "I am the navel of the world" that brought her there two years ago. In search of a new place, a virgin and stimulating place for her experiments, she was welcomed by an English sculptor, Rita Ling. His work then consists in painting on bodies in a totally instinctive way and then making prints from cotton canvases. "Painting navels, without knowing the language or anyone else, was an exciting and fantastically rich adventure of exotic encounters. When you paint on the skin, on bodies that breathe, on different emotions, it can be very disturbing". This is not surprising because it is the manifestations and vibrations of the soul that are his main source of inspiration. His ideal? "Represent the impalpable". An uncontrollable artist, fiercely attached to her freedom, Valja has always remained off the beaten track. For her, expressing herself means creating her own references. Perpetually inhabited by her creation, she produces works that are the apotheosis of an intense personal journey.
The supports are diverse: stone, wood, bronze or other materials, chosen according to the hazards of life, encounters and places. His sculptures depict a body taken in its intimacy [. . . ]
His art also draws on the mythological imagination, it puts into perspective the evolution of our civilization and alerts us on the future of our society. But when asked about her own future, she answers with these sibylline words: "the future, for me, began yesterday. . ."
And also :
Communications Officer for the publication and release of the comic strip "Le monstre" by Paul Vallée, Quebec (Canada) in 1995
Manager of the press limited liability company Le Transodysséen and publication director of the critical cultural magazine ZWANZE, 8,000 copies 1993-1994
Creations of radio programs and columnist in 1989 and 1994 (Radio Pluriel et Espace)
Work on the workers'; memory and co-author of the book on Rhodiaceta "Visages d'une usine textile à Lyon de 1924 à 1987" in 1992
Founder and director of socio-cultural associations from 1988 to 1993
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Manager of the press limited liability company Le Transodysséen and publication director of the critical cultural magazine ZWANZE, 8,000 copies 1993-1994
Creations of radio programs and columnist in 1989 and 1994 (Radio Pluriel et Espace)
Work on the workers'; memory and co-author of the book on Rhodiaceta "Visages d'une usine textile à Lyon de 1924 à 1987" in 1992
Founder and director of socio-cultural associations from 1988 to 1993
