Mathilde Nourrisson is a visual artist and puppeteer. Her world unfolds around her puppets, which she stages in installations and videos. The idea for this book was born during the three months she spent at the Palais de Tokyo on the occasion of the Friche residency program (Friche #4 “Mental Health in Contemporary Art”, 10.02 – 11.05 2025).
Journal Intime recounts the daily lives of her puppets: their habits, obsessions, oddities, biases, fears, fantasies, secrets, and misunderstandings. It delves into the encounters and relationships that take shape within this puppet world. A collection of images and objects forms a visual narrative to be explored like an investigation. By presenting this imaginary intimacy—tender, strange, and vulnerable—the book calls for a vision of humanity freed from the demands of efficiency and productivity.
Printed on different hues of paper in the micropublishing workshop of the Palais de Tokyo, each copy tells a story through a unique combination of colors.
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