Observations, sensations, and imagination feed Didier Boussarie’s works. During his daily walks, the artist goes to his favourite places —pond, forest, river— and watches closely how the scenery evolves, whether in a discreet or grandiose way. Back in his workshop, the emotions and thoughts triggered by these inter-views are translated into painting. Didier Boussarie is not about representing or reproducing: he reconstructs. Like a birth, like the day rising, the worlds on his canvas come (back) to life —to a new life. He follows the light, its often barely perceptible comings and goings; the perceived reality filters through him. Rather than representing shapes or landscapes, Didier Boussarie strives to document sensations. Despite the occasional twig, petal, or curtain of greenery, his works gravitate toward the abstract. There are worlds within worlds: the sky reflecting in water surfaces and the waters bending under some impact, only to smooth out again, absorbing an already bygone action.

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What we have here is an energy similar to the one given on a sunny day. The idea of motif has become secondary: some soft force, an enigma radiate from the paintings and capture the viewer. The eye likes to wander without necessarily knowing what it sees —just like we can, without knowing why, feel inexpressible joy to simply be part of this world.

With Ce que la lumière touche, Didier Boussarie continues his singular journey, away from any programme or model. From one exhibition to the other, he plays with his freedom to feel, to express.