Mythos

• Photographer
  Yvon Jolivet

Mythos is a photographic series which refers to human mythology, sacred story, who consists in explaining our origins and cultural practices. 1) Alectryon or the morning chant In Greek mythology, Alectryon who was assigned by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. Cause he fell asleep on guard duty and Helios walked in. Ares punished Alectryon by turning him into a rooster. So, he will never forget to announce the arrival of the sun in the morning.(material:dead wood and insects scars on it) 2) Hydra In the Second Labor of Heracles, the Hydra of Lerna was a serpentine water monster in Greek mythology.(material:dead wood) 3) Remanence of Eden or Forbidden fruit Drooping shapes recall the light veil of the fabrics and the shape at mid-height represents a fruit near the heart. it's a represention of the repressed desires of our humanity.(material:snow drift) 4) Chaos Chaos was the first thing to exist. For the Roman poet Ovid, Chaos was an unformed mass, where all the elements were jumbled up together in a shapeless heap.(Material:Rock) 5) Lost Paradise In the christian Genesis, the humanity lost the paradise after biting the forbidden fruit. And now, he's alone to judge his actions.

Yvon Jolivet is a self-taught Quebec Canadian photographer who is known for his abstract & Fine Art style. His style of photography is characterized above all by an emotional abstraction and a concentration on forms. It explores themes of transformation, fluidity and metamorphosis, evoking the processes of change and transition in the inner landscapes of the mind. Yvon Jolivet is a professionnal member of RAAV (Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec) and CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation) Official Juge of New York Photography Awards 2022 and 2023