Red and blue books spill out of a painted fireplace, greenery sprouts up between books.

Red and blue books spill out of a painted fireplace, while greenery sprouts up between books. Gold spray painted flames spread out across the walls.

The Burning of lies

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The Burning of lies 〰️

The Burning of Lies is an immersive installation by artist Camille Javal that evolved out of her healing mural project, The End of Shame. Colour, abstract marks and painted props are used to explore, feel and subsequently shift the frozen atmosphere around shame. Books painted in colors of blue and red to mirror the aesthetic world of the artwork, are styled in a fireplace to represent lies. The burning of these books, or lies, creates heat that catalyzes melting the iceberg of shame.

“Shame can become like the smell of our own homes. The hum of an air conditioner. The feel of a wedding ring. It’s just… there. Which is when it is most dangerous. Because it is then that we are most likely to dismiss, rather than deal with, its dangerous effects. ”

— Linda Kay Klein

Close up of fireplace mantel, which is painted in pink, blue and gold brushstrokes. Blue books line the mantel while foliage grows between them.

Red books spill out of a painted fireplace, while blue books scatter on the floor, mantel and chairs.

Red books are stacked in a fireplace, while blue books appear piled high on a desk in front.

Close up of a blue and silver painted window, light shines through green foliage which grows through cracks in the wall.

Focus is on a blue spray painted desk with matching hand-painted books, one is open. Behind the desk red books spill out of a fireplace and greenery grows between the books.

Vertical close up of an artistically painted fireplace, featuring red and blue books spilling out of the fireplace like flames.

Side close up of red and blue books spilling out of an artistically painted fireplace.

The canvas is a studio, with brushstrokes covering not only walls, but the floor, beams, ceiling and architectural elements. As the painting is three-dimensional, the emotion of shame is given form and can be entered.

Red and blue books, used as a metaphor for lies, spill out of an artistically painted fireplace. Green foliage and red sprayed baby's breath flowers sprout between books.

Golden light bathes a massive pile of hand-painted blue and red books, which spill out of a fireplace.

Green foliage grows through cracks in a window and through the spaces between a pile of pink and blue books.

Red and blue hand-painted books spill out of an artistically painted fireplace. Gold spray painted flames escape the fireplace, while the mantel features a line of blue books.

Close up pile of painted blue and red books which feature abstract brushmarks and splatters of color.

Close up pile of painted blue and red books which feature abstract brushmarks and splatters of color. A toy truck painted to match sits in front, while greenery sprouts between books.

Hand-painted books and bird cages are used as props to represent lies, spilling out of a fireplace in an art installation exploring the theme of shame.

“My process is very physical and body centered. I used the physicality of painting on a large scale to explore whether creating a new atmosphere in the physical can yield parallel transformative shifts internally as well.

Hand-painted books are used as props to represent lies, spilling out of a fireplace in an art installation exploring the theme of shame.