AQUATOPIA

2008 - 2025

A playful and poetic exploration of the Minoan matrilineal civilization.

Chabannes is currently working on a large project funded by private art collections. “AQUATOPIA” is a visual exploration of the Minoan matrilineal civilization, a sculptural and pictorial corpus that reflects on the unique fallen empire, its visual remnants, atypical symbols and its conceptual strength in light of comparative mythology. Since 2008 Chabannes has inserted numerous allusions to octopod “Marine” iconography into her work, evoking the idealistic Minoan society of which the octopus was the emblem, a master of camouflage and representational strategies, a mirror of our relationship to reality.

Plaster sculpture with Christian s sacred objects in a plexiglas box
Plaster sculpture with pin up photographs in a plexiglas box
Plaster sculpture with pin up photographs in a plexiglas box
Bas relief plaster Sculpture of a fossilized octopus
very detailed drawing with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
large detailed drawing of an octopus wrapping around a bull's horn
large detailed drawing of an octopus wrapping around a bull's horn
Wax sculpture in a large plexiglas box of an octopus swimming in the ocean
Plaster sculpture of a young woman's hands holding a bull's horn
large detailed drawing of an octopus warrping around a young woman's wrist

Ceramic collections - Extracts

hand painted very detailed painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
large hand painted gold painting on ceramic of an octopus wrapped around an architectural object
large and very detailed drawing of an octopus wrapped around an architectural structure
large hand painted gold painting on ceramic of an octopus wrapped around an architectural object
large hand painted gold painting on ceramic tiles with an octopus spitting black and blue ink
large hand painted gold painting on ceramic tiles with an octopus spitting black and blue ink
Large watercolor painting of an octopus wrapping around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed gold painting on ceramic with an octopus wrapped around a young woman's wrist
hand painted very detailed painting on ceramic of an octopus swimming and spitting ink
hand painted very detailed painting on ceramic of an octopus swimming and spitting gold ink
hand painted very detailed painting on ceramic of an octopus swimming and spitting ink
Large watercolor painting of an octopus swimming in the ocean
Large watercolor painting of an octopus swimming in the ocean
Large watercolor painting of an octopus swimming in the ocean next to a painting and portrait of a young woman
Large watercolor painting of an octopus swimming in the ocean
large hand painted frescoe painting mural of an octopus wrapped around an architectural object