In her art, Chaveli Sifre researches healing traditions from different cultures and religions and knowledge about plants in depth. In her paintings, sculptures, rituals, and workshops, she explores the relationships between faith, science, sensory impressions, and healing methods. This is also linked to her European and Caribbean cultural background. She has been collecting and developing scents that bring back memories for many years. Chaveli Sifre transforms them into scent installations that can be experienced with the whole body. She uses different materials for this. Her work explores: How do our senses influence our self-image? And how do they connect us to our heritage?

Chaveli Sifre will be developing a new work at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück. She is transforming the former Gothic church into a multisensory landscape. [Multisensory means that you can experience the space using different senses.] She invites visitors to interact with smells, sounds, and touch. In the installation, the entire floor is covered with shells from the North Sea. They crackle under your feet as you walk, making you think about breaking and change with every step.

The exhibition is named after Epona—a goddess from ancient beliefs. She is the goddess of fertility and horses. She represents a free, natural force that looks towards the future. Both Epona and horses are believed to be spiritual guides. This means that they connect the world of the living and the world of the dead. At the same time, they symbolise wild nature, but also care, conflict, and the close relationship between humans and animals.  
Using a variety of sensory experiences, the exhibition invites us to reflect on our relationship with nature. At the opening, Joran Yonis and Tanja Evers will present a vaulting performance developed by and with Chaveli Sifre. [In vaulting, a horse walks on a lead while a person performs movements on the horse’s back.]

Joran Yonis is a performance artist from Osnabrück, and Tanja Evers is a vaulting trainer at RV Schwagstorf e.V.