From November 23 to December 21, 2024, the Porte B. gallery presents "Coup d'Eclat," a unique exhibition by Olivia de Bona created collaboratively with three talented artists: Élisabeth Bikond Nkoma (ceramicist), Carine Gold Dalg (stained-glass artist), and Jackie Tadeoni (embroiderer). At the crossroads of materials, techniques, and expertise, they together reinvent the representation of women in contemporary art.

In this decidedly collaborative approach, Olivia de Bona engaged in a collective work where each artist enriched the project with their own vision and technical mastery. This joint effort, reinforced by artist residencies and an experimental creative process, resulted in the creation of original works embodying Olivia's commitment to artisanal innovation and the reinvention of traditions.

The works on display revisit and redefine traditional representations of women through a variety of materials and perspectives:

• Elisabeth Bikond Nkoma, through her glazed ceramics, confers upon the female figure an aura of ancient divinity, expressing power and timeless sensuality.

• In her stained glass windows, Carine Gold Dalg reveals a femininity haloed with light, both sacred and vulnerable, where the fragility of the support underlines the delicacy of her figures.

• Jackie Tadeoni captures the movement and grace of a dancing woman through plays of brilliance and volume, exalting the fluidity of the thread and the voluptuousness of the satin.

• Olivia de Bona, through her marquetry of wood and straw enhanced with paint, composes the portrait of a woman sublimated by a chosen solitude, finding herself in a powerful inner light.

Through a diversity of materials—wood, clay, glass, fabric, straw—and a central theme centered on women, the works presented offer a multifaceted vision of femininity. Inspired by the clean lines and geometric patterns of Art Deco, these four artists pay homage to this movement while reinterpreting it through a contemporary exploration of materials. Blending art and craft, they offer an immersive and sensory experience, reflecting the richness and audacity of contemporary creation.