Juliette Persilier
Currently lives and works in: Nantes, France
Areas of interest: photography
Why are you a part of “Magic Carpets”: To expand our horizons, discover other European cultures and ways of working around culture. To connect and work together
Past projects
Wave Biennal
Position: Curator
Wave is the contemporary art biennial of Nantes, bringing together 50 art spaces around the city (galleries, art centers, artist studios, artist run spaces…) for one month in October. We program exhibitions, conferences, studio visits, performances for people to discover the vitality and diversity of the art scene. We offer free guided tours around the city to discover the participating structures either for individuals, groups and schools.
I was in charge of organizing the whole event, and I curated the opening night.
Why have you chosen to be a curator or why has curatorship chosen you? I like to think curating as a way of bringing people together – communities, generations, nationalities. Society is shaped by the diversity of people’s backgrounds, and I think curating is a mean to create unexpected meetups, in order to generate a better understanding of each-other.
What do you think is the purpose of art? To change perspectives.
Your favourite book(s): The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), Les Mots (Jean-Paul Sartre), Aurélien (Aragon)
Your favourite film(s): City Lights (Charlie Chaplin), My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki), César et Rosalie (Claude Sautet) and Singin in the rain
Contacts
Email: juliettepersilier[et]centreclaudecahun.fr
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