She is AYT: Capturing the Ephemeral with Ophélia Jacarini

Ophélia Jacarini is a French multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, photography, video, embroidery, and installation — all driven by a single need: to capture what disappears. In this chapter of AYT Studio’s “She is AYT” portrait series, conceived by founder Yasmine Azizi, violinist Axelle performs surrounded by Ophélia’s artworks while wearing the Envol dress — a wearable art piece from AYT Studio’s collection. Two women, two practices, one shared understanding that beauty is most alive in the instant it escapes you.

SHE IS AYT — A portrait series by AYT Studio

She is AYT is a series of portraits conceived and conducted by Yasmine Azizi, founder of AYT Studio — a Paris-based art-to-wear fashion brand that transforms original artworks into wearable pieces. A celebration of women who embody what AYT believes fashion can be: not just something you wear, but something you carry, something that tells who you are. Each chapter, a woman. Each woman, a story. Each story, a piece.

Ophélia Jacarini: capturing what disappears

Ophélia Jacarini is an artist whose practice spans sculpture, photography, video, embroidery, and installation — all driven by a single need: to capture what disappears. The ephemeral traces of motion, the residue of gesture, the shifting boundary between presence and disappearance.

From Béjart to sculpture: the origin of a vision

It started at ten years old, watching a Béjart ballet with her mother. “I almost wanted to pause, like on a video, to be able to store everything that was happening as effervescence on stage.” That impulse never left her. Today, she translates it into form — sculptures born from movement, paintings on pattern fabric, works that hold the ghost of a gesture long after the body has moved on. “This dance has passed and it will never happen again.” Everything she makes lives inside that tension — between the fleeting and the permanent, the ephemeral and the enduring.

The Envol dress: beauty in the instant

For this chapter, violinist Axelle played surrounded by Ophélia’s artworks — wearing the Envol dress by AYT Studio. Two women, two practices, one shared understanding that beauty is most alive in the instant it escapes you. A moment that, like all the best ones, will never happen again.

Discover the Envol dress and the full AYT Studio collection — wearable art born from collaborations with contemporary artists. Explore the collection at aytstudio.com.

FAQ

Who is Ophélia Jacarini?

Ophélia Jacarini is a French multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, photography, video, embroidery, and installation. Her work explores the tension between ephemeral and permanent. Inspired by a Béjart ballet at age ten.

What is the Envol dress by AYT Studio?

A wearable art piece from AYT Studio’s collection, featured in the She is AYT chapter with Ophélia Jacarini, worn by violinist Axelle during a live performance.

What inspires Ophélia Jacarini’s art?

A Béjart ballet she saw at age ten with her mother. She captures fleeting moments — translating traces of dance into sculptures, paintings on fabric, and installations.

What is AYT Studio?

A Paris-based art-to-wear fashion brand founded by Yasmine Azizi. Transforms original artworks into unique clothing pieces through artist collaborations.

How does AYT Studio collaborate with artists?

AYT Studio transforms artists’ original artworks into wearable fashion pieces. Each collaboration results in a unique piece carrying the artist’s vision into clothing.

What is the “She is AYT” series?

Editorial portraits conceived by Yasmine Azizi. Each chapter features a woman who embodies AYT’s vision of fashion as self-expression, art, and identity.

What is ephemeral art?

Art that is intentionally transient. Ophélia Jacarini captures traces of movement and dance in permanent forms like sculpture and installation, exploring the boundary between what lasts and what fades.

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