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For a baby in utero, the maternal body represents the whole world. A visceral encompassing, a body within a body; a skin within a skin. The womb becomes cosmos. In the rhythmic double beatings of two hearts, galaxies intertwine. Worlds bloom among blood vessels and new senses emerge from the placental web.
In Constellation, her solo show at Lychee One, Diane Chappalley presents a new body of work exploring timeless themes of love and death through a rich palette of fleshly and earthly tones. Across her paintings and ceramics, she uses a visual language of intimacy, interiority, and maternity …