Marlène Mocquet’s body of work leaves room for textural effects, between dense impasto and translucent washes, in various media such as painting, sculpture, and installation. From pictorial abstraction, colourful scenes emerge populated by long-limbed girls and fantastical characters. The abundant details give rise to a poetic, dreamlike world that invites the viewer to let their imagination run wild. Behind these deceptively naive appearances, Marlène Mocquet’s childlike world is more complex than it appears, oscillating between dream and nightmare.

Born in 1979 in Maisons-Alfort, Marlène Mocquet graduated from the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris. She lives and works in Paris.