MAT x ZEKKY Statement

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"Just as light cannot exist without its shadow, Peace and order live in permanent contrast with discord and chaos, in a perpetual ebb and flow. Like life itself, in all its preciousness and extreme fragility, the value of Peace is immeasurable. We cannot grasp it, embrace it, or even truly feel it. Much like the present moment, it can be fleeting, and we only realize its worth when it vanishes. Thus, to glimpse the reflections and contrasts of Peace, one must not only turn toward the light but also embrace the shadows that surround it. Peace springs from chaos and the vestiges of our civilization. It is within this breath of resistance and this tireless hope for an immutable Peace that the History of our Humanity is written, making the pursuit of this elusive chimera our highest reason for living."

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MAT x ZEKKY, April 2026.

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Symbiosis of Peace and Chaos (Mural)

In this mural by MAT x ZEKKY, the goddess Athena reveals herself through multiple faces, oscillating between the rigor of military strategy and the benevolence of the protected city. Traversed by vivid graphic strikes, her image appears to endure the assaults of time and history—moments of chaos or the silences of a ceasefire. Here, Peace is not defined by the absence of conflict, but by its perpetual dance with disorder. For the artistic duo, Peace is a force, a permanent movement, and a continuous reconstruction that must perpetually rise and stand tall in the face of Chaos.

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TOGA PURA IV (Triptych)

Just as Peace is a process, MAT x ZEKKY’s triptych Toga Pura IV is conceived through a process-oriented approach. Its creation requires several stages, including the artists’ full physical commitment to washing and wringing the linen. In doing so, they pay tribute to the women who—bent over the edges of wash-houses in times of both peace and war—did not merely care for the laundry through the acts of scrubbing, rinsing, and wringing, but for their entire community.

Washing the linen becomes a symbolic quest to purify tensions, an erasing of the stains of the past to rediscover the "pure toga." This series reminds us that Peace, much like the daily maintenance of life, demands constant attention, infinite patience, and active benevolence. It is within this humble and soulful repetition that the possibility of a peaceful world is woven.

The triptych ultimately takes the form of three pillars, supporting the idea of concord formulated through the French national motto, adapted here by the artists: Liberté, Égalité, Adelphité (Liberty, Equality, Adelphity/Siblinghood).