Kali Dubuc Brousseau
Hello, I'm Kali, the creator behind Nature Mutante. As a visual artist with a lifelong passion for traditional drawing and a keen interest in writing and journaling, I realized there was a special and indispensable ritual tool that I could never live without: books! That's when I decided to learn how to make my own notebooks. A new spark was quickly born.
In the beginning, visual arts were at the heart of my artistic practice; Nature Mutante was simply my artist name, my signature. Little by little, thanks to my passion for bookmaking, Nature Mutante became a real business, combining art and craft. Nature Mutante is not only a business that I cherish dearly: it's also a whole universe into which I wish to invite you.
On the one hand, my visual art inspires us to explore the mysteries of life and nature, to reconnect with our unique and organic side, to embrace our metamorphoses, and to believe in a forest of possibilities. On the other, my handcrafted books, which I often call grimoires to add more magic to our lives, are specially designed to awaken our creative, mystical, curious, dreamy, and passionate souls.
Nature Mutante thus embodies the desire to see a bold community flourish, reconnect, and cling to a dream, a passion, and a vision.
Artistic approach
The theme that comes to me in a natural, obvious and recurring way is that of transformation and its relationship with time. I navigate in this concept by drawing inspiration mainly from the impermanence of nature and its various, innumerable metamorphoses, those that are not perceptible at first glance. The occult sciences, the natural sciences and the sciences of the psyche are also very present research subjects in my creative process. These lessons feed my reflections on the meaning to be given to the interconnectivity that links the visible to what is not.
I reveal the theme of transformation by combining and juxtaposing a variety of textures, geometric patterns, flowing lines and intertwining shapes creating both a dark, mystical and organic visual universe. My intention is also to create a complicity between order and chaos, two notions which for me are inseparable and complementary. By looking more closely at my works, one can discover multiple facets and dimensions thanks to the micro-details that compose them. Black is my favorite color. Not only does it give my works an appearance of simplicity and elegance, but it also reveals their rebellious and mysterious character.
My production pace is quite slow and intuitive. I am particularly interested in repetitive, random gestures and I favor the action of creating, the one that leads me quietly towards an unknown final result. By letting myself be absorbed by the present moment, I reach a meditative and contemplative state, while remaining lively and alert. It is in these creative moments that time stands still. I can then immerse myself in what arises inside me and discover all that inhabits my mind and my senses.