My work is based on historical sources (archives, history books, engravings, illuminations, or old works of art).
I compose and recreate scenes from past eras (events, battles, characters, or landscapes), with a personal touch while providing historical context.
This is a traveling exhibition of paintings revisiting and recreating medieval heritage, which I present within local communities, associations, museums, tourist offices, medieval festivals & cultural centers.
From 2020 to 2022,
the exhibition was partly held in Seine-et-Marne and revisited the medieval heritage of the region (Les Toiles de la Briardise).
Since 2024, the exhibition has focused on the Middle Ages in Essonne, in the Île-de-France region, although works from other regions are also featured during exhibitions.
In 4 years, the exhibition series Les Toiles de la Briardise and
Les Toiles de la Juine have welcomed more than 2,000 visitors.
Prestigious venues include:
- the Chapelle des Simples in Milly-la-Forêt,
- the forecourt of the fortified castle of Blandy-les-Tours,
- Paris at the Danube Palace Café
- the 23rd medieval festival of Brie-Comte-Robert.
On a smaller scale, exhibitions have also taken place in community halls,
tourist offices, cultural centers, and heritage houses.
Workshops with school groups have also been organized.
Some of the exhibited paintings are accompanied by information sheets (historical details, short stories, and tales).
The entire exhibition is available in both French and English.
Behind the scenes of Les Toiles de La Juine (The Juine canvases)
Through these short films, discover mini making-of videos of my work, detailing the places and inspiring people behind them.
(An opportunity to discover our heritage from a different perspective)
https://www.youtube.com/@jeeneekola