« Un grand bain de forêt, voilà ce qu’il me fallait. Ainsi rassérénée, je pouvais un peu rejoindre le monde » Format:50x50cm This idea of watching leaves

This idea of watching leaves drift or fall resonates with the Japanese concept of Mono no Aware (物の哀れ)

Ce tableau évoque un instant de retrait du monde

the artist offers a symbolic refuge where the viewer is invited to settle in

It invites us to suspend our frenetic pace to capture the fragile magic of fleeting moments

accustomed and solitary

« Un grand bain de forêt, voilà ce qu’il me fallait. Ainsi rassérénée, je pouvais un peu rejoindre le monde » Format:50x50cm This idea of watching leavesLimited series of an original female portrait painted by Lalou in November 2025. Lalou Kraffe's feminine and poetic portraits, oscillating between delicacy, fragility, and inner light. This painting evokes a return to oneself through deep contact with the forest, akin to the Japanese concept of shinrin yoku, where one allows oneself to be permeated by the atmosphere of the trees to recharge and calm the mind. Lalou depicts a woman emerging from inner