Julia Mancini
Mixed media
My work is conceived as a constellation of pieces that, through their interconnections, weave a broader composition. A multiplicity of elements attempts to link the fragmented islands that make up humanity. I draw upon objects, concepts, entities, and characters—sometimes modern myths, artworks, or personal fictions.
Several major themes permeate my practice, such as identity, relationships with others, language, and communication. Each piece carries its own meaning, yet when interconnected, they aspire to another level of significance. The persistence of meaning over time, as well as the use of archives, often runs subtly through both my working process and the finished works.
In my practice, I always leave ample room for experimentation and human exchange—whether in performative contexts such as the 35h residency, or during my stay with the Carmelite nuns in 2017, which resulted in four short films. For each project, the needs of the realization determine not only the materials to be used, but also the artistic media required.
Career
2017: DNSEP (Master’s degree in Art), with jury honors – Haute École des Arts du Rhin, Mulhouse campus
2015: Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts, with honors – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Since 2015: Artistic director, programmer, production and distribution manager, stage manager, and silkscreen printer within the ödl Collective; organization and production of cultural events (concerts, exhibitions, residencies, festivals, scenography, publications), Mulhouse
2018: Position libre, group exhibition, Le Séchoir, Mulhouse – February and March / Polygone X, text and photographs, in the publication S.A.P. by Sede Vacante (forthcoming)
2017: Quand je regarde les roses pousser…, group exhibition, FABRIKCulture, curated for Regionale 18 – December / Silicon is a Grey Crystal, group exhibition, HEK Basel, Regionale 18 – December / Vitis Vinifera, residency with Benoît Tassin, Champagne – August / Le seuil, group exhibition, CEAAC Strasbourg – July / Graduate Exhibition, HEAR Strasbourg – June
2016: Je hais le pesto, in issue no. 1 of Dico, edited by Pauline Bordaneil / Plongeons, group exhibition, Fondation François Schneider, Wattwiller – March to June / 5 minutes de plus, 35h residency (5th edition), ödl Collective and 35heures association, Mulhouse – April / Echo du lieu 2, group exhibition, CEAAC Strasbourg, curated by Gérard Starck, Tom Mays, Bertrand Gauguet – February
2015: Internship at La Kunsthalle, residency-mission with Martin Chramosta – December / Salon de l’Imprésenter, 3rd edition, group exhibition, Paris – July / Kiel, solo exhibition, Le Module, Centre Saint-Charles, Paris – September
2014: Museomorphic, assistant intern to Simon Nicaise, 60th Salon de Montrouge / C.A.T.C.H., residency, Institut Français de Kiel, one-month group exhibition at the Flandernbunker – February