In Vanessa Safavi's work, behind these drop-shaped breasts, which elsewhere have a golden patina (Celestial Bombs, 2022) or iridescent rainbow shades (Rockets in the Milky Way, 2022), lies the fabulous story of Diana or Artemis of Ephesus, goddess of nature but also of fertility, often associated with birth, protector of women during childbirth, but also, paradoxically, a symbol of castration. Represented since Antiquity with a bust covered with numerous protuberances which were interpreted as being alternately nipples, testicles, eggs or even leather bags with magical properties, a mythological and protective aura infuses Vanessa Safavi's sculptures.

– Text by Séverine Fromaigeat