Laurence Mellinger
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La Filature prizewinner at Mulhouse 003—an exhibition of young graduates from French art schools—she has lived and worked in Mulhouse since 2004.
Through a reflection on the interactions between human beings and their environment, Laurence Mellinger’s work moves across disciplines depending on context. Between site-specific multimedia installations, sculpture, painting, and design, her transdisciplinary research has led her to collaborate with numerous artists, associations, and institutions, and to develop many collective projects.
In parallel, she conducts an experimental, multidisciplinary visual practice with various audiences, notably in collaboration with La Kunsthalle Mulhouse, the contemporary art center of Mulhouse.
Education
Born in 1972 in Metz.
Graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art “Olivier de Serres,” design option.
Exhibitions
2018: Sakura, installation – drawing reproduced in space
Mulhouse Loves Japan, 2018 – Greenhouse of the Mulhouse Zoo
2015: e, Galerie Ulrike Petschelt, “ALLER – RETOUR,” Kassel
2015: Paysages, walking art trail, La Filature / Musée des Beaux-Arts / La Kunsthalle – Lecture punctuated by video projections and performances
2015: Performance Back Drawing, La Kunsthalle, in response to the exhibition Presque la même chose
2012: Videos Caterpillar and Matrice, Regionale 12, Remise en Jeu, 6 heures de Vidéo, curated by Sandrine Wymann, La Kunsthalle, Mulhouse
2012, 2010: Pièces précieuses and Fictions architecturales, as part of Loges, Murs, lieux et enjeux, contemporary art trail in the caretakers’ lodges of La Grande Borne, Grigny. Artist-curator: Marie Schuch and the Métamorphose collective
2004: Germination et Territoires, Chapelle Saint-Jean, Mulhouse
2003: e, installation for the 10th anniversary of La Filature, Mulhouse
2000: Xspace, curated by Jean-Luc Vilmouth, ENSBA
1997: Portraits, Galerie Gauche, ENSBA Paris, curated by Ramon Tio Bellido
Proposed workshops
– Travel sketchbook workshop: drawing from life in Mulhouse or abroad
Heritage tours through drawing (Cité Manifeste and historic center)
– Regular workshops in visual experimentation and drawing practice
– Workshops combining dance and visual arts, developed with Anne Florence Dauchez, dancer and choreographer
– Upcycling workshops: creating jewelry, lamps, etc., from reclaimed materials.