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Based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and Los Angeles, with works exhibited across the United States, Canada, Europe, Switzerland, Armenia, and South Korea, Alina Mnatsakanian's artistic practice has been recognized with awards from the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Swiss Artists in Labs, and the California Council for the Humanities. Residencies have included the Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Lugano and the Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory in Yerevan. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Paris 8 and a master’s degree in Visual Arts from California State University, Los Angeles. Her works are held in various public collections.
Traces of identity
"Identity is fluid and constantly shifting, shaped by the environments we inhabit and the experiences we encounter. The information absorbed throughout life enriches and transforms our sense of self.
Through my art, writing becomes a multi-layered mark, with paintings referencing my own life’s path and fragments of lived experiences. Language transforms into sound, and journeys and memories take form through installations, shapes, colors, and images, both still and moving. Each idea demands its own form of research and expression, whether through painting, drawing, video, performance, or robotics."
Photo: Cities of a soul, 2024