The Origines rugs draw us into a world of perceptions; abounding in energy and finesse. Each decorative piece conjures an eternal primitive force such as light (Eos), the wind (Horus), the earth (Yvy), forests (Dryads)… A weave, a rhythm, an emotion seems woven into each of these heavenly rugs; a sudden dip in a falcon’s flight, the soft twilight of a dawning day or the capricious trembling of a breeze in the leaves.Movement, ever present in Marie Bastide’s work can be glimpsed amongst the elongated or irregular shaped swathes of colour and is organised in a play of mirrors or dances haphazardly depending on the compositions. Scale is transformed, we jump from the infinitesimally small feather (Yoku) to the infinite vastness of the cosmos (Uranie).The Origines rugs draw us into a world of perceptions; abounding in energy and finesse.