Born in 1981 in Perpignan, Jérôme Sainte-Luce studied Applied Arts at Rivières Des Pères, then Plastic Arts in 1999, After some experiences in Spain and then in the Ardèche, he obtained a DSAA – design specialty – at the Éstienne School in Paris in 2002. Trainer of Applied Arts since 2009, he works in different centers of the island of Guadeloupe. Since 2009, notably with the exhibition "Les Âmes Gravées", Sainte-Luce has been developing a visual research work, revisiting Amerindian culture, a unifying element of the history and heritage of the Caribbean space. Indeed, "haunted" by the loss of Memory, the artist tirelessly bypasses these Amerindian engraved stones and raises the question of the "other state" after the death of man, and therefore the question of the trace left... which remains despite everything, after the extinction of an entire civilization. With his works, the artist speaks tirelessly about his cultural heritage and his inner world. Faithful to a mode of dialogue of his own, Jerome speaks of his works, which he names by
numbers, not as representations of spirits, but as spirits, intrinsically. Each canvas, each drawing testifies to a growth between Amerindian culture and African culture, Each work evokes a mixture between two,,,where the imagination arises like a standard. Having lived a large part of his childhood in "an archaeological basin", Trois-Rivières, a mecca of Amerindian remains, the omnipresence of petroglyphs and mystical presences everywhere, from nature to imagination,,,The child invented, little by little, around these rock engravings an imaginary world populated by faces, ghostly forms, tales and wanderings,,,instinctively the graphic lines came and the desire for matter, colors, productions appeared.
The exploration, the Journey began with his mobile and haunted raft, the spirit of the artist spread over History, Heritage, Culture, cultures ... and especially on US.