The new collection The Weight of Air emerges from the volcanic landscapes of Auvergne — a terrain shaped by eruption, erosion, pressure, and time. In this collection, Isabelle Gaborit turns toward the physical and emotional gravity of the land: the depth of valleys, the silence of caves, the fractured ridges of extinct volcanoes, and the immense presence of storm-filled skies. Working in encaustic, Gaborit uses wax as both substance and memory. Layers are built, buried, scarred, and excavated, echoing the geological forces that formed the region itself. Dense textures, translucent veils, and carved surfaces evoke shifting weather, mineral strata, and the tension between exposure and concealment. The works explore atmosphere not as emptiness, but as weight — the heaviness before a storm, the pressure carried in clouds, the stillness suspended over volcanic ground. Dark fissures, smoky surfaces, and luminous breaks suggest landscapes marked by violence and endurance, where traces of time remain embedded beneath the surface.