Marion Lasserre is a new media artist who specializes in research and speculation. Operating in the "phygital" realm, she translates data into sensory experiences that take the shape of narratives, films, and installations. Through her collaboration with scientists, she unveils the hidden processes that weave individual bodies to the fabric of history and culture. Her work has been presented at the Naturalis Museum, Leiden University, the Royal Academy of Science in Amsterdam, in Paris, Milan, London and Dutch Design Week. She was recently commissioned for the Cultural Olympics 2024 to research mathematics and sports through film. She is the founder of Studio Zelle, a multidisciplinary a design research studio focused on impacting change at the intersection of science and technology.
Exhibitions:
2022
Chorea Symbiotica, Mingler Live, Trippenhuis
Talk + Viewing
Chorea Symbiotica, Brave New World, Naturalis Museum
Talk + Viewing
Chorea Symbiotica, Night of Discoveries, Leiden
Talk + Viewing
2021
Chorea Symbiotica (PART I), Epidermotopia, Galerie Plateforme, PAris
Roots, Surface Tension, virtual
2020
In Gut We Trust, virtual
2019
La Nostalgie du Futur, United Matters, Dutch Design Week, NL
La Nostalgie du Futur, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
La Nostalgie du Futur, Ventura Futures, Milan Design Week, IT
2018
La Nostalge du Futur, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Not Milk, Design Museum, London, UK
2016
Artificial Instability, Parsons the New School for Design, NY, US
Honors:
2023
Commande Nationale “Depuis les Tribunes”, CNAP & Archipel des Lucioles
2021
Mingler scholarship 2021, Royal Academy of Science in the Netherlands
Shortlisted for Bourse pour la recherche, Agora Du design, France
Chimères Residency, Ministère de la Culture, Théatre National de la Danse
2020
Shortliste for SURGE (Future of Surgery) in collaboration with UCL London
Finalist of the Bio Art & Design Award 2020, The Netherlands
Designer in Residence, Imprudence Paris
2018
Awarded 2nd place for the Circular Design Challenge, Ellen McArthur Foundation, in collaboration with Rosie Broadhead
2016
Finalist for Accessory Designer of the Year, Parsons the New School for Design, New York
Collaborations:
SPACE 10 | Everyday Experiments
UCL | Into their hands
Design Museum | Future Factory
Stella McCartney | Anamnesis
Volkswagen | The Future of Autonomy
Ellen McArthur Foundation | Circular Fibres Initiative