Juliette Sallin is a multidisciplinary artist based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her work explores the representation of the body through matter and time, addressing themes such as mortality and regeneration, and their interactions with the more-than-humans.

The artist devotes herself to the use of natural inks, which she prepares herself from roots, bark, leaves, petals, metals, animal secretions and insects. These colors are sensitive materials that unfold unpredictably on silk, creating a dynamic dialogue between color and texture, between matter and movement.

Sallin explores the symbiosis between the artist and her materials, using plants as an extension of her own body. The creative gesture then becomes vegetal, where the suppleness and texture of the plants directly influence the areas of color on the fabric. This approach strengthens the bond between artist and materials, blurring the boundaries between subject and object. Her work is often site-specific, allowing the biocenosis of the place to permeate the fabric, emphasizing the symbiosis with the more-than-humans in a constant quest to extend the limits of the body's perception.

Juliette Sallin's work explores the materiality of human, plant and atmospheric bodies through somatic, symbolic and spiritual performances. She seeks to extend the limits of the body and perception, establishing a constant dialogue with the environment.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1980 in Geneva, Switzerland, Juliette Sallin studied textile design at the University of Florence, new media at the HEAD Geneva and Kingston University (GB). Two-time recipient of the Swiss Ikea Foundation (2009 and 2013), Juliette has exhibited in Switzerland and Great Britain. Her work is held in private collections in Europe and north America.

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Education

Kingston University (GB) : phd studies, generative design and new textile aesthetics 2010-2012 Geneva University of Art and Design: postgraduate diploma, new media in art & design, 2008 Florence University (Italy) : bachelor in textile design, 2006

Solo shows

On ne peut empêcher le printemps d’arriver, galerie SONO, Paris, 2022 Capsule, Halle Nord, Genève, 2021 Caillou (Genève), Talisman collection, 2017

Group shows

I’ve got a feeling, Musées D’Angers, France, 2023 Matières Primaires, galerie Porte B, Paris, 2022 Locus Amoenus, galerie SONO, Paris, 2022 Miniart Textile, Como, Italy 2021 -2022 Future Icons, Buyers Showcase, London, 2019 Flowers | Shoots | Leaves, Jaggedart, London 2019 Mouvement de l’éphémère, Ressources Urbaines, Genève, 2018 Girls girls girls, Le Pavillon Bleu, Genève, 2016
Reconfiguration : crafting design research, The platform gallery, Kingston, 2012 MODE : DEMO, Lift Conférences, Genève, 2010
Cold Center, Kunstraum Walchturm, Zurich 2008
iMedia, Art en île, Genève, 2007

Grants & Residencies

Centre Pompadour, France 2022 Arte Ventura, Spain, 2021 Ikea Foundation Switzerland, 2013 Ikea Foundation Switzerland, 2009

Lecturing & teaching

Geneva University of Art and Design, textile engineering, 2012
Swiss Design Network Symposium, Practicing Theory (or: Did Practice Kill Theory?), 2011

Languages

French, English, Italian

Press & Publications

the jealouscurator.com 2019 + 2022 bilan.ch, COMETS : Juliette Sallin, 2017
brwnpaperbag.com, Tiny Talisman are Pocket-Sized Paper Craft That Wish You Good Luck, 2017 artisticmood.com, enchanting paper collages by Juliette Sallin, 2016
Marie Claire, édition Suisse, portrait Juliette Sallin, octobre 2015
sleekdesign.fr, design textile : Juliette Sallin évoque le vêtement du futur, 2009