ImagineNation Artist in Residence
Yoann Lossel
A timeless space This French artist’s studio is immersed in an Art Nouveau aesthetic
I love to depict psychopomp animals: white animals that symbolise the ability to travel between worlds.
Portait photo by Psyché Ophiuchus
My house is located in France, in the heart of the forest of Broceliande. I live there with my partner Psyché Ophiuchus, who is a photographer and model. Together we edit our books, create our own prints and carry out various artistic projects. The whole house is a huge art studio but I will mainly present two rooms: my studio and the room dedicated to printing.
My studio is a timeless space, a tribute to the art of the late 19th and early 20th century. We designed it in 2021 with the help of a cabinetmaker friend, on the occasion of the release of my book Forgotten Gods. It brings together my passion for art and my love for nature and was designed to inspire and immerse me in my own world. It is a kind of laboratory-library, where I can test different techniques and look for ideas with everything at hand. There are many tools that accompany me in my work, in particular painters’ tools and gilding material, as well as many decorative objects, antiques, books…