Author Archives: mariehazard

Adjective in old Tupi* flourished, or a rare case of exceptional bloom *(according to the old Tupi dictionary written by Moacyr Ribeiro de Carvalho) Marie Hazard and Sophie de Mello Franco are pleased to introduce Potyra, a project conceived to contribute towards the development and well-being of children and young people in the regions ofContinue reading “POTYRA”

2022 – on going project The line follows a single law: of never being interrupted. In our linear lives, our wired lives, the spiral is a salvation. It becomes evidence to protect us from this linear destiny. In all its paradoxical existence, it makes us swing between the infinite and the finite, between empty andContinue reading “Couldn´t create thread”

2022 – on going project As a child, my mother used to tell me that I had air under my feet when I walked. It was her way of saying that I looked like I was floating. This expression from my childhood naturally became the title of a series of works that I conceived inContinue reading “Urban Fabric”

In Arabic, Albaream (البرعم) means bud. Bourgeon (bud in French), is my mother’s last name. For two years, I didn’t hear from her after she underwent compulsory hospitalisation, in the spring of 2021. It was after the covid pandemic, and life was burgeoning again, the first buds were appearing. Last year, I wanted to goContinue reading “Albaream”

2019 – on going project I began this series of works in 2019 as I was drawn to traditional Japanese baskets woven from bamboo. I created pieces using paper threads, fine cord, and bamboo threads. What interested me particularly in this traditional Japanese craft was the impression of motion created by plaiting techniques, with threadsContinue reading “Boro Boro”