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.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.
| Years |
Identity |
Focus |
| 2010–2012 |
Pasha du Pont |
Early writings and self-published work on Amazon; memoir and social critique. |
| 2012–2016 |
Pasha du Valentine |
Performance art persona; founder of Brighton Arts Club and Minge Fringe; frequent local press & TV. |
| 2016–2018 |
Pasha de la Mare |
Transition from performance-led practice to visual art and curation. |
| 2018–Present |
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA |
Current fine-art identity reflecting RSA Fellowship; painting, writing, socially engaged art. |
| Ongoing |
iServalan |
Music production & audiovisual persona for Tale Teller Club releases, loops, and immersive projects. |
Press & Media (2017–2024)
- Futures Venture Foundation
Awarded £10,000 grant for a socially engaged art project exploring identity, activism, and community collaboration.
- a-n Artist Profile
Recognised by the UK’s largest artists’ network for contributions to alternative art spaces.
- IMDB — 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.
Press & Media (2012–2016)
Broadcast & Recordings
- Hosted & recorded 100+ live events and podcasts at Brighton Arts Club.
Considering re-release as a public archive (working title: “BAC Live Archives”).
Exhibitions — Solo
Exhibitions — Group & Curated
Minge Fringe was an annual event run during the Brighton Fringe Festival. The Brighton Arts Club (BAC) also hosted numerous group shows and fashion events.
For interviews, exhibition opportunities, and licensing enquiries, please reach out via official sites (Tale Teller Club / Book of Immersion). Additional references and press clippings available on request.
https://www.taletellerclub.com/
https://politica-uk.blogspot.com/
https://www.bookofimmersion.com/
https://www.iservalan.com/
https://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/kids
https://amzn.eu/d/dEGRj97
https://www.youtube.com/@iservalanjam
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClSJLxSPPFB216MkqgnqGrg
https://taletellerclub.bandcamp.com/music