Here are some of the artists who make up the Shoebox Arts community.
Each brings their own style, perspective, and creativity, contributing to a space where artists
support each other, share their work, and grow together.
Isabelle Hayeur
isabelle-hayeur.com
@ihayeur
I am known for my photographs and experimental videos, though I've also realized public art commissions, site-specific installations and artists' books. My work is situated within a critical approach to the environment, urban development and social conditions. Since the late 1990s, I've been probing the territories I travel through to understand how our contemporary civilizations take over and fashion their environments.
Concerned with the evolution of places and communities within the current neoliberal context, I produce images that evoke an ambiguous feeling, reflecting our unease in the face of a dehumanized system's flaws. My art practice proves to be both political and poetic, with constant striving to blur lines and highlight the ambivalence of our relation to the world.
In recent years, I've been captivated by the American West, immersing myself in its landscapes. I'm particularly drawn to Southern California and the arid expanses of Arizona and New Mexico, growing intimately familiar with these deserts, connecting with their communities and embracing the unique, often overlooked no-man's lands.