Simone’s technique is intrinsic to her storytelling. Her collages and layered papers
are not just stylistic choices; they are metaphors for the accumulation of stories,
of lived experiences that settle like sediment on the city’s skin — and on ours.
Each scrap of paper is a sliver of time, each brushstroke a lingering echo of
emotion.
In Simone’s work, the Eiffel Tower reveals Paris’ soul: bold in innovation, yet deeply
artistic and poetic. It stands like a beacon, connecting people and emotions
across generations, holding fragments of memory from tourists, locals, and lovers
alike. And in this dialogue between icon and emotion, we find Simone herself —
her visceral connection to Paris, her distinct artistic voice that turns curves into
nature, color into feeling, and her personal history intricately woven into the
canvas. Her presence is felt in every poetic “breath”: the abstract floral shapes
rising from the base, evoking park vegetation and the idea of new beginnings; the
colors of France pulsing with the joy of cafés and cultural richness; and subtle
patterns, like the weave of Parisian café chairs, that stitch together the city’s
vibrant atmosphere. Hidden details at the base — like quiet memories scattered
through the city — emerge only to eyes willing to look beyond the obvious, the
kind of attentive gaze Simone teaches us to nurture.
Simone Momente hopes that, in gazing upon her Tower, the viewer will feel a
breeze of remembrance — a universal moment of affection, even if they’ve never
set foot there. That they’ll sense time passing with unexpected gentleness, carried
by the contrast of structural solidity and airy winds. If she had to sum it all up in
one word, it would be “Breath.” Because it’s the breath of memory, wind, life, and
art that the Tower inhales in her work.
Simone Momente’s art offers us havens of fluidity and feeling. She reminds us
that the world’s most iconic places are built not just from stone and steel, but
from the stories and emotions we lay within them. Her Eiffel Tower is an invitation
to slow down, to feel time gently, and to allow a breath of Paris to stir the soul —
proving that art can carry us inward, through a portal woven from memory and
poetry.