Miriam Hartung is a visual and textile artist, trained at the Muthesius Kunsthochschule in Kiel, where she obtained a Master of Arts in ‘Sprache und Gestalt’. She enriched her education with Erasmus experiences in Bratislava and Lisbon, specialising in ‘fibre art’ and glass techniques. His work has been shown in international exhibitions, including the ‘Gottfried Brockmann Preis’ in Kiel and ‘Und das Meer beginnt…’ in China. He has received grants and participated in art residencies, exploring textile techniques through workshops and innovative projects.
The artist sees textiles as inseparable from their material, as the material itself determines the texture of the fabric, inviting the touch. The tactile perception of textiles enables a precise experience of their structure and content. For this reason, the artist sees textiles not only as objects to be touched, but as instruments of interaction between the object and the observer.
In his work, he explores the peculiarities of textile production techniques, interpreting them in a personal way. On the one hand, he approaches contemporary techniques, such as tufting, in a poetic key; on the other hand, he experiments with traditional methods such as weaving, giving new forms and meanings to materials. The heart of his work lies both in the manipulation of the two-dimensional surface of the fabric and in the modelling of the textile body itself, where texture always takes on an emotional character.
The production process, in particular, is a constant source of inspiration for the artist. In a constant dialogue with the material, he creates objects that seem to emerge autonomously from the material. Currently, his focus is on weaving, which cannot be separated from its digital structure, composed of lines and columns that generate images and patterns. The artist plays with these conditions to explore their potential, seeking new expressive possibilities.
Cynthia Montier is an artist-researcher and speaker from Strasbourg,a degree of the Université de Strasbourg and the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Her work focuses on public spaces, communities and collective bodies, with a strong focus on collective memories, rituals and performance practices related to social justice. Since 2020, she has also trained in immigration law and cultural rights at the Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR).
Montier explores practices of co-creation and intervention, integrating popular education methods, community pedagogies and feminist knowledge. Her works include participatory devices, performative protocols and votive objects that are often derived from social and spiritual movements. Since 2019, she has been collaborating with Ophélie Naessens exploring ritual pedagogies through performances and surveys.
Her work has been exhibited in museums and art spaces in Europe and around the world, including the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain in Strasbourg, the Magasin des Horizons in Grenoble and the IUNO in Rome. Montier uses ritual practices and symbolic objects to investigate movements of revolt and social justice, creating votive objects that embody collective desires and aspirations.