Bianca Bondi
Bianca Bondi was born in 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She lives and works in Paris
Rejecting any hierarchy between the human and the non-human, the visible and the non-visible, the artist explores in a continuous flow of metamorphoses the macro and microscopic relationships we have with our environment. The artist calls our attention to the fragility of the ecosystem of which we are a part, highlighting the importance of an ecological and holistic mindframe for the continuation of human life.
Bianca Bondi uses both chemistry and the occult sciences to question our representations and reconsider our notions of rituals and beliefs, of cycles with an emphasis on rebirth and regeneration . The artist experiments with specifically chosen natural elements to examine what intrinsic properties, or “energy”, by diverse cultures they are said to possess, and how this energy can be channeled and eventually activated. The artist’s approach unfolds in monumental and immersive site specific installations as well as in two-dimensional works and sculptural installations.
Bianca Bondi graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts of Paris-Cergy in 2012 and from WITS University in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2006.
Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Crac Occitanie, Sète (2022); CAP Saint-Fons (2022); Fondation Louis Vuitton – Open Space, Paris (2021); Le Voyage à Nantes, Nantes (2021); Le Parvis, Tarbes (2020); Les Limbes, Saint-Etienne (2018); Hazard, Johannesburg (2018; La Cité des Sciences, Paris (2017); and at La Villa Belleville, Paris (2017).
She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in international institutions and manifestations such as the 2nd Thailand Biennale, Korat (2021); Radius Center for Art & Ecology, Delft (2022); the 6th edition of Lille 3000 (2022); Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles (2021); Casino Luxembourg (2020); Pera Museum, Istanbul (2020); the Busan Biennale (2020); Het HEM, Zaandam, The Netherlands (2020); the 15th Lyon Biennial (2019); BOZAR, Brussels (2019); IK Lab, Tulum (2019); CAC La Traverse, Alfortville (2018), CAC Meymac, France (2018); La Panacée, Montpellier (2018); New Jörg, Vienna (2016); Cité des Arts, Paris (2016); Villa Emerige, Paris (2015); Centre for Contemporary Art Ujadowski Castle, Warsaw (2014), among others.
In 2021, Bianca Bondi received the Talents Contemporains Award, from the Fondation François Schneider. She is currently in residency at POUSH Manifesto, Aubervilliers.
Au-delà - Exhibition view, Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, 2023
Au-delà - Exhibition view, Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, 2023
The Fall and Rise, 2021 - Installation - Exhibition view, Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles, 2021
The Fall and Rise, 2021 - Installation - Exhibition view, Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles, 2021
The Fall and Rise, 2021 - Installation - Exhibition view, Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles, 2021
The Fall and Rise, 2021 - Resin cast of a whale skeleton, salt - Detail
The Day Dream, 2021 - Installation - Exhibition view, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2021
The Day Dream, 2021 - Installation - Exhibition view, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2021
The Day Dream, 2021 - Mixed-media installation - Detail
The Day Dream, 2021 - Mixed-media installation - Detail
Devenir Fleur - Exhibition view, MAMAC, Nice, 2023
Devenir Fleur, 2023 - Installation -Detail
Wild and Slow, 2022 - Installation - Exhibition view, Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2022
Wild and Slow, 2022 - Installation - Detail
Instable trésor, temple simple à Aphrodite, 2022 - Mixed-media installation
Objects as Actants - Exhibition view, CRAC Occitanie, Sète, 2022
The Faint House of Yes - Exhibition view, Le Voyage à Nantes, 2021
The Faint House of Yes - Exhibition view, Le Voyage à Nantes, 2021
Life at Itself - Exhibition view, CIAP Vassivière, 2021
Life at Itself - Exhibition view, CIAP Vassivière, 2021
The Private Lives of Non-Human Entities, 2020 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, Het Hem, Zaandam, 2020
The Private Lives of Non-Human Entities, 2020 - Mixed media installation - Detail
The Wishing Well, 2022 - Mixed media - Exhibition view, Fondation François Schneider, Wattwiller, 2022
The Wishing Well VI, 2022 - Mixed media
The Antechamber (Tundra Swan), 2020 - Mixed media Installation - Exhibition view, Busan Biennale, 2020
The Antechamber (Tundra Swan), 2020 - Mixed media Installation - Exhibition view, Busan Biennale, 2020
The Antechamber (Tundra Swan), 2020 - Mixed media Installation - Exhibition view, Busan Biennale, 2020
The Antechamber (Tundra Swan), 2020 - Mixed media Installation - Detail
The Antechamber (Thaï Crane), 2020 - Mixed media Installation - Exhibition view, Biennale of Thailand, Korat, 2021
The Antechamber (Thaï Crane), 2020 - Mixed media Installation - Detail
Still Waters, 2020 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, Le Parvis, Tarbes, 2020
Still Waters, 2020 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, Le Parvis, Tarbes, 2020
Still Waters, 2020 - Mixed media installation - Detail
Still Waters, 2020 - Mixed media installation - Detail
Cenote, 2021 - Mixed media in a leather suitcase - Exhibition view, FRAC Ile de France, 2021
Cenote, 2021 - Mixed media in a leather suitcase - Detail
Vanilla Oxyde - Exhibition view, CAP Saint-Fons, 2022
Vanilla Oxyde - Exhibition view, CAP Saint-Fons, 2022
The Sacred Spring and Necessary Reservoirs, 2019 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, Biennale de Lyon, 2019
The Sacred Spring and Necessary Reservoirs, 2019 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, Biennale de Lyon, 2019
The Sacred Spring and Necessary Reservoirs, 2019 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, Biennale de Lyon, 2019
The Sacred Spring and Necessary Reservoirs, 2019 - Mixed media installation - Detail
Lilith, 2022 - Mixed media installation - Exhibition view, former sewing factory ‘Lelija’, Vilnius 2022
L'Homme Gris - Exhibition view, Casino Luxembourg, 2020
Climate Concern - Exhibition view, RADIUS, 2022
Bloom - Exhibition view, Fondazione Miniartextil, 2022
A Sunless Future? - Exhibition view, mor charpentier, Paris, 2021
Bloom (Aqua Sancta) - Installation with Holy water and salt - Detail
Moths Drink the Tears of Sleeping Birds - Exhibition view, VNH, Paris, 2019
Ectoplasm (Holy Ghost), 2019 - Mixed media in plexiglas vitrine
Alchemistry - Exhibition view, IK Lab, Tulum, 2019
Alchemistry - Exhibition view, IK Lab, Tulum, 2019
Here, Not There (Psychic), 2017 - Neon Sign - Installation view, Atelier des Arques, 2017
Here, Not There (Psychic), 2017 - Neon Sign - Exhibition view, IK Lab, Tulum, 2019
Have you accepted Christ as your personal savior?, 2019 - Installation with neon signs & artificial flowers
Have you accepted Christ as your personal savior?, 2019 - Exhibition view, Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2022
Smash and Grab (lLove Is Electric), 2016 - Installation with neon signs & artificial flowers
Smash and Grab (Love is Electric), 2016 - Installation with neon signs and artificial flowers - Detail
Overlay, 2019 - Salt, pigments, latex on paper
Overlay, 2019 - Salt, pigments, latex on paper
Overlay, 2019 - Salt, pigments, latex on paper