For the coming Paris Photo, MA Endowment Fund and Liza Fetissova Galery are delighted to invite you to the exhibition "Under My Skin."

"Under My Skin" is a fictional collection by Mell, unveiled in a private appartement, that brings together the works of 40 artists and explores the fragility and beauty of body and soul, connections with oneself and others, matter, curves, and rapture. The exhibition focuses primarily on photography, but also features painting, drawing, and ceramics.

"Under My Skin" is co-produced by the MA Foundation (the endowment fund) and the Liza Fetissova Gallery.

With the works by: Katya Alagich, Pavel Banka, Ambre Cardinal, Alain Cornu, Val Dardel, Svetlana Efremova, Kid Esadov, Loumi le Floc'h, Helen Margaret Giovanello, Alain Claude Giraud, Maya Golyshkina, Vadim Gushchin, Catherine Jaillon, Raman Kaminski, Zaida Kersten, Auriane Kolodziej, Maru Kuleshova, Eri Maeda, Veronica Mecchia, Evgeny Mokhorev, Shunsuke Ohno, Margo Ovcharenko, Sophie Pankevich, Anna Pavlova, Colette Pourroy, Yashaswini Puthanpurayil , Gil Rigoulet, Camilla Romano, Kristina Rozhkova, Igor Savchenko, Sıla Şehrazat Yücel, Veronique Schaffar, Antanas Sutkus, Philippe Tarabella, Melchior de Toldi, Erika Vaitkute, Maribé, Dune Varela de Seljas, Thierry Valencin, Halveig Villand, Ilan Weiss, Martine Z

Accessible by appointment only

To obtain the secret address, please write to: liza@rtrgallery.com ou au 06 63 20 23 33

Why collect? Why own? Why this piece and not that one? How to choose? How to arrange the works in harmony with one another… so that the display itself becomes a work of art? This exhibition offers some clues, some answers.

“Under My Skin” is Mell’s collection, kept secret yet ready to share its treasures, her taste, her eye, her choices.

But who is Mell?

A brilliant and competitive woman, for whom a demanding job in industry was no longer enough… To fill the emotional void, seeking respite, a break, a dream, she began collecting photographs, primarily black and white. During her many business trips, she takes pictures of herself, capturing the poetic moments around her.

She collects the works she is attracted to; it's not the artist's fame that guides her choices, but a visible or hidden connection that takes root in her heart upon seeing a piece… what we call love.

In her collection, she has works by established artists, but also by emerging artists, long-established artists, and artists for whom art is a form of therapy for understanding the world. Mell is interested in traditional printing techniques, but also in experimentation: each piece is a wonderful encounter meant to last.

Mell amasses artworks, she accumulates love, and it overflows everywhere: no more room on the walls, they sit everywhere, juxtaposed, conversing with one another.

Sometimes Mell gets carried away and acquires a drawing, an object, or a painting. These departures from photography suit her perfectly.

Mell is passionate about the image of the body, but not only for its purely aesthetic qualities.

Because we understand: "Under My Skin" is a quest for self-discovery, exploring one's nature, essence, and innermost self.

What is beneath the skin? There is "me." The "me" that suffers, that endures, that doubts, that changes, that grows.

The skin is a screen for our psyche; it is a symbol of our inner selves. It bears the marks of our journey, our encounters, and our attachments. Yes, it's a fictional collection…

"Under My Skin" is an invitation to discover the artworks within the intimacy of a Parisian apartment, to discover how an accumulation forms a narrative.

And you, which is your favorite work in the show?