Juliette
Minchin
A graduate of the National School of Decorative Arts in Scenography and the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, Juliette Minchin is a visual artist fascinated by light, time and the changing states of the materials she works with. Juliette Minchin’s favourite material is wax, which she uses in her often ephemeral sculptures, drawings and installations, exploring notions of transformation, disappearance and rebirth.
The artworks for the exhibition Rivelazioni (28th June – 27th October 2024)
For the former convent of Sant’Orsola Juliette Minchin has designed an installation that unfolds around the remains of the first church.
Her drapes and veils of wax envelop the architecture : the back of the room and the windows come to life, as if breathed through by a new breath of life. In her own way, the artist seems to be resuscitating the convent’s theatrical and fleeting Baroque past, of which there has been no trace since the 19th century.
In the convent’s former pharmacy on the other hand, the artist staged her vigil with roots. Around the room’s imposing pillars, Juliette Minchin has hung panels covered in wax and wicks that are lit and melt every day, offering visitors the spectacle of silent, ever-changing creativity. The shapes, light and scent of burning wax offer visitors a spellbinding sensory experience, a reference to the liturgical and healing rituals once practiced in this place.