Joanne Shebaya
Artist / Visual Researcher / Spatial Storyteller

JOANNE SHEBAYA

Auteure d’œuvres d’art • Conceptrice d’installations artistiques en 3D • Peinture • Sculpture • Décoration d’intérieur & aménagement d’espaces privés et publics

“I am interested in what remains when everything unnecessary is removed.

Identity.Memory.Fear.Desire.Belief.Chaos.Control.

My work is an investigation rather than an answer.

I use different mediums, materials and situations to approach the same question from different directions:

What is true?

Sometimes the answer is found in myself.
Sometimes in another person.
Sometimes in chaos.
Sometimes in the things I would rather not see.

I don’t want to illustrate the truth.

I want to get close enough to it that something has to reveal itself.

THE TRUTH is the thread connecting my work.”

Through my art, I seek to explore and reveal “THE truth” in its multiple forms. Not a superficial truth dictated by the material world, but one that is profound, timeless, and rooted in the very essence of existence.

My works reflect inner questioning, theories written based on my intuition and acquired knowledge. Each creation is an invitation to see beyond appearances and to rediscover an authentic connection with oneself and the universe.

Genesis • The Turning Point

When the Painting Knows Before I Do

“For me, art has always been my language for truth. Some people write, others sing or dance: I draw. I’ve always been passionate about spirituality, about why we’re here and where we’re going, and I wanted my art to carry those questions.

The turning point was my painting Find Peace Within. It happened during a moment of anger: I painted a black silhouette without even planning it, and later realized it was looking inward, with a tree of knowledge carved in the center. The message revealed itself: to look inside for peace instead of searching outside in the chaos.

That’s when I understood: sometimes the painting knows before I do. I don’t always start with a concept. I let the work speak, and through it, I discover truths I didn’t even know I was holding.”

Studio Artifact

Tactile Materiality & Raw Form

Tactile Artifact • Sculpture

Tactile Elephant Sculpture

Rough-textured ceramic composite • Studio collection

The Investigation of Truth

An exploration into tactile honesty and unadorned physical presence. Truth does not require polished veneers or synthetic perfection; its power resides in its authentic, raw texture.

Everyday Clarity:

Letting go of the urge to present a polished facade in interpersonal interactions, choosing genuine honesty and grounded vulnerability instead.

Spatial Dimensions

Mediums & Spatial Ambiance

3D Installations & Spatial Design

Conception d’installations artistiques en trois dimensions, aménagement d’espaces privés et publics, cloisons architecturales et structures suspendues.

Painting & Live Performances

Works on canvas, pigment investigations, and live painting performances creating real-time dialogues with viewers and architecture.

Sculpture & Raw Materiality

Tactile ceramic composites, stone, metal grids, and raw organic textures embodying presence without ornamentation.

The Truth Investigation

An ongoing inquiry into what remains when everything unnecessary is removed, weaving intuition and philosophical research into space.

Experiments: Spatial & Optical Studies

Experimental studies in space, material, light, and perception, developed as distinct artistic works or as part of a commission.

Context

Studio Practice: Paris & Beirut

Independent contemporary research, spatial commissions, and private interior interventions. Curatorial dialogues and inquiries are welcomed.

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