Julie Desjardins (elle/She/her)

Revealing what exists

Multidisciplinary artist · Systemic designer (M.Env)

I create works and experiences as social provocations.

My work mainly explores invisible dynamics, such as the porosity between humans and matter.

Initially trained in fashion design at the École supérieure de mode de Montréal, I discovered robotics combined with textiles through Ying Gao, with whom I collaborated for six years on interactive works (public art, museum exhibitions) presented internationally, which allowed me to enlarge my practice with object design, research and development of materials and technical products.

My current practice encompasses interactive installations, sensitive clothing, and evolving objects.

I draw inspiration from ancestral knowledge, low tech, and biomimicry to reveal inaudible dialogues.

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Set in motion · Give shape · Listen to time

Three gestures that, together, reveal what already exists between humans and materials through my eyes.

This manifesto is constantly growing through my experiments. It connects research through materials, setting collectives in motion, and listening to the rhythms of life. Nothing is set in stone: each work, each workshop, each encounter becomes an experience of revelation.

— updated 2025

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I live as I create: in a permanent laboratory, between trials, errors, and wonder.