Meet the Artist
Cross-genre arts producer Sarnia de la Maré FRSA.
Sarnia de la Maré (also known as iServalan) is a UK-based artist, musician, and designer working across moving image, sound, and performance. She is the founder of AURA (digitalaura.art), a cinematic online gallery presenting films, loops, and transmission pieces alongside a growing archival record of exhibitions and studio practice. Her work blends original scores with video art, 360 environments, and experimental editing, drawing on feminist, queer, and neurodiversity-aware narratives developed across the Tale Teller Club universe. Parallel to her moving-image practice, Sarnia leads Blink Friction, an upcycled fashion project focused on durable, stage-ready pieces. Past activity includes curating and performing at Brighton Arts Club and presenting projects online to international audiences. In October 2025 AURA debuts new moving-image works while continuing to publish archival materials, research notes, and mature content (18+) for members. Sarnia lives and works in the UK.
Artist Statement
My work began in the frictions of nightlife—flyers, guerrilla shows, self-documentation—before expanding into moving image, sound and live action. Today I compose cinematic environments for 360° capture, where projection, choreography and camera position fold the viewer into the piece. I draw strength from feminist performance lineages—Carolee Schneemann’s radical body, Marina Abramović’s encounter, Pipilotti Rist’s enveloping video—while relocating the gallery to wherever a phone can tilt. AURA formalises this shift: a series of immersive films designed for handheld exploration and large-scale projection alike. Each work is both event and record; each viewer’s path becomes a reading of the piece.
Press & Exhibition Archive
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA — also known as Pasha du Valentine / Pasha du Pont / iServalan.
Highlights from socially engaged art, performance, and cultural commentary across multiple creative identities.
Artistic Identities & Evolution
Over two decades, I have released work under several names. These were deliberate creative identities that marked distinct phases of practice.
YearsIdentityFocus2005–2012Pasha du PontSales brand, illustrations, self-published work on Amazon; memoir and social critique.2012–2016Pasha du ValentinePerformance art persona; founder of Brighton Arts Club and Minge Fringe; frequent local press & TV.2016–2018Pasha de la MareTransition from performance-led practice to visual art and curation.2018–PresentSarnia de la Maré
FRSA
Current fine-art identity reflecting RSA Fellowship; painting, writing, socially engaged art.OngoingiServalanStage name, music production & audiovisual persona for Tale Teller Club releases, loops, and immersive projects.
Press & Media (2017–2024)
Awarded £10,000 grant for a socially engaged art project exploring identity, activism, and community collaboration.
Recognised by the UK’s largest artists’ network for contributions to alternative art spaces.
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Still Breathing Goddamn Media
Experimental film listing for production/direction credits.
Future's Venture Radical Arts Handbook
— Issue 1 (2020)Featured in publication dedicated to radical socially engaged practice.Gosport Globe Press Article (ed no 18054)Press & Media (2012–2016)
Silver Magazine — Fashion Feature
“Artist and designer, and self-styled (punk) Countess of Brighton and Hackney...”Brighton Arts Club — Event CoverageLocal press on curated gigs, performance art, and club nights.Television Appearances:
(in character as Pasha du Valentine)Judge Rinder (as part of performance persona development ‘Dominartist’)
Bands, promotions, and live events at Brighton Arts Club.
Public Domain Art Images (BAC)
Low-res public images archived on Yelp.
Pet Photography feature.
Silver Magazine — Guest Writer
“Cancer Ward and Female Strength.”
Stevie ZeSuicide — single’s video
Directed by Pasha du Valentine.
