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I was born and raised in Paris by two migrant parents and became a migrant myself when I moved to New York to pursue a career in the arts. Place and heritage and their effect on identity, self-fulfillment, money, and family have always been primary concerns in my work. My introduction to the arts came at six years old when I was cast for a feature film. I observed the atmosphere of the extensive set every day like a phenomenon, where invented realities bloomed for the camera. That feeling of being in a space where the life of things was a malleable possibility profoundly shaped my desire to be an artist. I continued on this path for the rest of my formative years, studying theatre, philosophy, and art throughout high school and college. I obtained my BFA at ENSAPC in Paris; I then moved to New York to continue my development as an artist and filmmaker and complete my education, enrolling in Yale’s MFA Program amidst encouraging success in the visual art world.
Film and video are my main focus, but I like to incorporate and play with other mediums such as sculpture, performance, and acting. My work considers the relationship of the social world to the private, psychological one. I like to create diverse characters evolving in absurd situations to explore environmental and emotional reactions and the evolving process of being a person. I want to create videos that can express something ephemeral, ineffable, a state or an emotion that is maybe difficult to describe other than the way it manifests itself visually. My films are like visual poems with no head or tail; they are pieces of an incomplete puzzle, leaving enough room for imagination. I’m the kind of artist who responds to life itself. Shape a bit of experience from my private interest into a tale with meaning for an external viewer. Humor is often a big part of my work, acting as a hook to get people involved and offer a point of entry.
I view my work as video performance and experimental cinema. Instead of using the theatre standards usually displayed in performance art, I subscribe to cinemas. I like to be behind the camera plotting shots and performances, setting a series of people and ideas in motion. Artists like Bill Viola, Matthew Barney, Pina Bausch, Francis Alÿs, directors like David Lynch and Federico Fellini have all been highly influential on my work.
My life has always been dedicated to art and always will be. I would love to bring this desire into your journey and share my work with you.
Follow Instagram @biancaabdiboragi
I was born and raised in Paris by two migrant parents and became a migrant myself when I moved to New York to pursue a career in the arts. Place and heritage and their effect on identity, self-fulfillment, money, and family have always been primary concerns in my work. My introduction to the arts came at six years old when I was cast for a feature film. I observed the atmosphere of the extensive set every day like a phenomenon, where invented realities bloomed for the camera. That feeling of being in a space where the life of things was a malleable possibility profoundly shaped my desire to be an artist. I continued on this path for the rest of my formative years, studying theatre, philosophy, and art throughout high school and college. I obtained my BFA at ENSAPC in Paris; I then moved to New York to continue my development as an artist and filmmaker and complete my education, enrolling in Yale’s MFA Program amidst encouraging success in the visual art world.
Film and video are my main focus, but I like to incorporate and play with other mediums such as sculpture, performance, and acting. My work considers the relationship of the social world to the private, psychological one. I like to create diverse characters evolving in absurd situations to explore environmental and emotional reactions and the evolving process of being a person. I want to create videos that can express something ephemeral, ineffable, a state or an emotion that is maybe difficult to describe other than the way it manifests itself visually. My films are like visual poems with no head or tail; they are pieces of an incomplete puzzle, leaving enough room for imagination. I’m the kind of artist who responds to life itself. Shape a bit of experience from my private interest into a tale with meaning for an external viewer. Humor is often a big part of my work, acting as a hook to get people involved and offer a point of entry.
I view my work as video performance and experimental cinema. Instead of using the theatre standards usually displayed in performance art, I subscribe to cinemas. I like to be behind the camera plotting shots and performances, setting a series of people and ideas in motion. Artists like Bill Viola, Matthew Barney, Pina Bausch, Francis Alÿs, directors like David Lynch and Federico Fellini have all been highly influential on my work.
My life has always been dedicated to art and always will be. I would love to bring this desire into your journey and share my work with you.
Follow Instagram @biancaabdiboragi