Kaivalya series

‘Kaivalya’ is sanskrit for separateness and can refer to the state that liberates a person from all causes of sorrow and suffering.

This series is autobiographical and completed in the fall of 2023 as Antoine came to terms with being diagnosed with PTSD, and she was waiting for a breast biopsy after an abnormality was discovered (which turned out to be benign).

Swiss philosopher Alain de Botton said that art can make us feel less lonely. In challenging times, Antoine creates figures reflecting her current state of mind and finds the process therapeutic and comforting.

For the majority of these pieces, Antoine uses her own figure as reference) The figures are anonymous as she invites the viewer to be present in the emotion rather than to be distracted by the identity of the subject. As with various other pieces in the series, Antoine included her signature ineligible text, which refers to stories untold, misunderstood or yet to be written.