Miriam Poletti
Miriam Poletti (she/they) lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Their artistic practice centers on textile sculpture and participatory tactile experience. Their work explores softness as a radical act of creating community, and is heavily influenced by their interactions with the people they collaborate with. The creative process functions as a model for social relations: through collaborative workshops, artworks are the result of a collective effort, challenging traditional authorship to encourage shared ownership and solidarity.
The tactile nature of textile becomes a medium for encounter, where skin and fiber intersect. Touch is not forbidden, but actively encouraged. Visitors are invited to physically engage with the artworks — hugging, squeezing, or gently touching them. By activating these textile environments with their own bodies, viewers abandon passive consumption to become integral co-creators in a living network of support.
Education
2021 Utrecht University, Netherland, Advanced Master Course, The Posthuman & New Materialism, Class of Rosi Braidotti
2016 Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy, Master of Fine Arts
2015 EA Murcia School of Art, Murcia, Spain, Graphic Art and Photography Department
2013 Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy, Bachelor of Fine Arts
