LEGEND OF MULAN

Format 30x40 / unframed
Papier rives tradition 250G Label FSC Printed in France

Courage Collection

Interpretation of the legend of Mulan by the artist Prune Nourry.

Each poster is accompanied by an "educational" sheet dedicated to the biography of the artist which explains the link of the work with the text and the key messages, and a sheet of stickers with a QR code which allows you to listen to the story read by a child.

The legend was created from a poem from the medieval era, The Ballad of Mulan. This ballad tells the sacrifice of an officer's daughter who decides to enlist in the emperor's army with the approval of her family to spare her loved ones an inevitable death. The tale deals with 4 values: courage, humility, family, loyalty to the homeland. Mulan is also a warrior who stands out in a very masculine universe, who shows that women are equal to men and can be just as capable, we should not judge people by their gender.

About the artist:

Prune Nourry is a French artist living between New York and Paris. The "backbone" of her work is sculpture. She also creates ephemeral performances, films and installations. In her projects, she raises ethical questions related to the notion of balance in the broad sense: the body and healing, demographic imbalance (due to scientific drifts such as gender selection), the ecosystem and the interdependence between living species. A true Amazon of our time, she inspires us with her art and her combativeness. In 2012, inspired by the famous soldiers of Xi'an (China), the artist created 8 sculptures, the Terracotta Daughters, including the one that illustrates the legend of Mulan. Prune will then entrust the 8 molds to copyist artisans to create 108 unique combinations. This army of girls questions the cultural preference for boys, still anchored in many countries. After a world tour, the army is buried in 2015 in China in a secret location; its excavation will take place in 2030, a date identified as the peak of the gender imbalance. Associating this work with the mythical legend of Mulan seemed obvious to us to embody the symbol of a strong, courageous and independent woman.