Mona Clara
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Image by: Adrien Thibault
Image courtesY: Galerie Idéale
Trained at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the École des Arts Décoratifs, Mona Cara (b. 1997 in Hyères, lives and works in Paris) develops a practice that merges weaving, sculpture, and installation, where craftsmanship, industrial technology, and popular culture intersect. Through jacquard weaving, she creates monumental works that echo the tradition of historical tapestry.
Her vibrant textile frescoes oscillate between wonder and chaos. Drawing on references from pop culture — from Doctor Who to Peppa Pig — her visual language playfully subverts the codes of childhood to expose the fractures of our time. By deliberately introducing errors and glitches into the weaving process, she brings poetic ruptures into the mechanical rigor of the loom: patterns unravel, colors burst, and images blur.
Recipient of the Public Prize Crush (Gaël Charbau, 2021), she has taken part in the Lyon Biennale (2024), completed residencies at Villa Panthéon (Paris) and Solar dos Abacaxis (Rio de Janeiro), and exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum near Rotterdam. Her works have entered the French public collections of the MAC Lyon and the FRAC Occitanie.
In 2025–2026, she presented her first solo exhibition at Galerie Idéale (Paris), alongside shows at the PARCC in Labenne and the Centre d’Art Le Safran in Amiens.
Mona Cara 1997 年在法國耶爾出生，現於巴黎工作和生活。她曾在巴黎國立高等美術學院和國立高等裝飾藝術學院接受訓練，發展出一套融合編織、雕塑和裝置的藝術實踐，並揉合手工藝、工業科技和流行文化。她透過提花織布，創作出與傳統歷史壁毯相呼應的作品。
她的濕壁畫織物個性鮮明，徘徊在奇觀與亂象之間。她的視覺語言從《異世奇人》（Doctor Who）到《粉紅豬小妹》（Peppa Pig）等流行文化標誌間取材，充滿玩味地顛覆了孩提時熟悉的符號，揭示茫茫人生的裂縫。她也透過蓄意保留散開的花紋、混合織料顏色和圖案模糊等錯處，將詩意的斷裂帶進機械化的織布工序。
Mona 於 2021 年曾獲選參與巴黎國立高等美術學院的《Crush》群展 ，並曾參與里昂雙年展（2024），也在巴黎第五區區政廳「Villa Panthéon」和里約熱內盧 Solar dos Abacaxis 完成駐留。她的作品曾於荷蘭斯希丹市立博物館展出，並獲里昂當代藝術博物館和歐西坦尼地區當代藝術收藏（FRAC Occitanie）列為公眾館藏。
2025 至 2026 年，她在巴黎 Galerie Idéale 舉辦首個個人展覽，並在拉貝納當代藝術中心（PARCC Labenne）和亞眠 Centre d’Art Le Safran 展出她的作品。
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