Myth, fairy tales and the power of crisis

Myth, fairy tales and the power of crisis

In myths and fairy tales, the heroes and heroines are pushed towards change through crisis that most often manifest as an adventure they will live on their own, and which will ultimately lead them towards a state of completeness and self-knowledge they would not have been able to acquire without enduring a…
Art-ificial Intelligence

Art-ificial Intelligence

If an algorithm creates an illustration, why should it be called anything else than a tool creating an image? If an image is aesthetic, does it make it a work of art? If someone would use a program and click on a button to generate a picture, would that person be an…
The energy of an object

The energy of an object

Once upon a time, people had few but were surrounded by meaningful belongings. Their possessions had their own stories, their own energies, and were manufactured: they were created from nature by skilful hands. They were unique. It’s time to find meaning again, welcome on Mythopoetic.  Once upon a time, people had few…
Alexandra Caillaud founder of Mythopoetic
Alexandra Caillaud

I come from a little village in the heart of France, which I left a few years ago originally for a semester of adventures throughout Europe. I started to work on the creation of Mythopoetic after completing my studies in architecture in 2021 and have been working on the development of it since then.

Languages and cultures are dearly important to me and one of the ambitions I have for this platform is to create perspectives between the different yet similar european traditions, both visually through the artworks, but also intellectually through the texts and articles presented here.