Studio Lemercier is co-directed by artist Joanie Lemercier and independent curator Juliette Bibasse.
Based in Brussels for 10 years, the studio team works primarily with light in space. Often projecting on unconventional surfaces such as water mist or custom built structures, their practice seeks to escape from the traditional constraints of the video screen. Much of the work is inspired by nature and reflects on the representation of the natural world through mathematics, science, and technology. Abstract environments rendered as refined grids, lines, shadows, and volumes give way to majestic landscapes assembled from the same minimalist forms.
This exploration of nature goes hand in hand with Joanie Lemercier’s personal commitment to environmental activism, which in turn informs the work of the studio. Studio Lemercier strives to produce ambitious installations which highlight how technological experimentation can remain conscious of environmental issues and prioritize alternative processes of art-making.
Over the last 20 years, Lemercier has worked on stage designs, architectural projections, and installations, collaborating with artists including Jay-Z, Flying Lotus and Portishead’s Adrian Utley.
His first monographic exhibition ‘Paisajes de Luz’ was presented in 2021 at Fundaćion Telefónica Madrid and has since been exhibited in Mexico City, Lima and Arequipa. Other notable solo projects include ‘Points de Vue’ at Contemporary Art Center Matmut and ‘Exhibit!’ at Le Tetris, France. Lemercier has exhibited in a number of institutions including Bozar Brussels, MAAT Lisbon and MUDAC Lausanne, art fairs such as Art Basel, Paris+ and SCOPE, and events such as Nuit Blanche Paris, Scopitone Nantes, Multiplica Luxembourg, and MUTEK Montreal.
