JULIEN VILLENEUVE
Julien is a multi-artist, working with fashion through his own textiles, performances, videos and sound.
Living in Montreal, Canada, he has his perception of the world influenced by dyslexia and seeks in his work the meeting between chaos and structure, expanding the dialogue about dyslexia and neurodiversity.

2022
HOMME PORTANT LA VIE
The video presented in this exhibition shows movements suggesting encounters and disagreements that metaphorize human relationships.
The fragility of relationships between people is present not only in the dynamics of walking through life, but in the way bodies dialogue with each other, seeking a completeness that is perhaps impossible to achieve.
The textures and colors of the clothes used - and their conversation with the space - strengthen the discussion of approximations and differences that go beyond racial and gender issues. The white of the scenery and the birth of a world suggested in the choreography makes us reflect on the ways in which each of us takes care of themselves, there fellows and the planet itself.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
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📷 Image in white space
Template | Nicholas Bellefleur / Chad Erick Concepcion
Image | Charles Vary
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📷 Image with sphere and blue accessory
Template | Roman Uzual /Nick Desillus
Image | Charles Vary
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📷 Artist image | ocean auclair
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PERFORMANCE & FASHION
2023
THE INVISIBLE DIFFERENCES
One of the greatest fascinations of textile art, understood in this artist's concept as something that can be worn, is the tensions created between the concept of oppression and the search for freedom. Clothing, in one way or another, always constitutes a limitation. Removing it or discovering how it can be used constitutes a permanent challenge, a struggle to better understand one's own and others' limitations, as well as to discover and develop potential.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
VISUAL ARTS


2024
TRIAL
The textile piece, due to its diverse construction, addresses more than just issues related to dyslexia. It reflects on differences and how they are not accepted by society. The construction process involved interaction with workshop participants, making the work even richer and more diverse, as it is the result of a broad dialogue that includes not only visual arts but also other forms of artistic perception in a continuous process of creation and destruction of works and discourses.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
VISUAL ARTS, SCULPTURE
JULIEN
by himself
This exhibition allows me to be more visible and have a stronger impact, as I want to raise awareness in the art world, through my clothing creations, on topics such as neurodiversity and inclusion.
I want to make people talk about my work, open more doors to social inclusion, expand or even remove certain boundaries and, thus, raise awareness about issues that are increasingly present in our world.
I want to highlight manual work within the art industry, it is very important for me to associate it, to continue to make it live and not let it fall into oblivion.
