Emmanuel Selva - Boomstronken

Emmanuel Selva (1992) studied at the Academy of Mons in Wallonia. He worked in April and May 2025 in the guest studio of the Vincent van Gogh House at Landgoed de Moeren. This residency was part of a collaboration with Mons and Cuesmes in the Borinage.
‘I enjoy working with non-existent memories, as if memories are futile and secondary. My recent works focus on the elements around me, my emotions and feelings. This is a way of understanding the environment, which is especially important in a residency like this one. Color often emerges and becomes visible, almost vocal. I draw my strength from color and the expression of gestures; in this way, painting comes to life. My work primarily focuses on memory and the concept of the double, in relation to our existence. Man is neither past nor future; only the present matters’, said Selva.

Selva drew these tree stumps on plywood panels. Here are five works depicted that are available. The buyer of this lot can choose two of them.

Van Gogh AiR Charity Auction

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