Freely inspired by the codes and rules specific to the Japanese art of ikebana (生け花), I have – over the course of the last two years – made more than 150 floral compositions, some of which were created in dialogue with RICA ARAI, master of Sogetsu school ikebana. (…) My initial attraction to ikebana has to do with how it corresponds to the idea of an object meant to appease a troubled soul. Unlike ‘western’ art, which seeks to ward off the anguish of death through the creation of imperishable works, ikebana sets out (and this may appear paradoxical) to console us through the intervention of elements with necessarily very short lifespans. – CAMILLE HENROT , July 2012