Dreams I "In 2011, Ariane had the bad omen to start dating Damian McCann. Damian liked rough sports, rock climbing, snowboarding and Ariane sometimes accompanied him. On one occasion she fell and hurt her back, which caused backaches and forced her to stop jogging—an activity she enjoyed since childhood. Running was for her an escape from everyday stress and a valued moment in contact with nature. Another time, in the summer of 2011, she was not feeling well but still went hiking with Damian and they had a discussion. At that moment she felt her chest harden. It was the beginning of breast cancer. Damian practiced body talk, didn’t like Western medicine and he reinforced Ariane’s distrust in doctors and her belief that she could be cured with body talk or herbs. In April 2012, too sick to walk, Ariane finally went to the hospital and was diagnosed with breast cancer at an advanced stage. She made a group of very disturbing paintings during this time. This painting makes the viewer face the unknown, The woman looks amazed or concentrated, in a posture of yoga or struggle, her eyes fixed and wide open, her white legs and arms stand out over a yellow background, a tangled and furious fight between a dark red and a cobalt blue covers the chest and forms whiskers on her face." Carmen Marianovich. Acrylic on paper. 27'7" x 39'7" (70.5 x 100.5 cm)