Gabrielle Chardigny (Paris, 1996) is a French artist/sculptor who graduated from the Superior School of Art and Design of Saint-Étienne (ESADSE) in 2021. Based in Berlin, she works at SudkreuzAteliers. Since 2021, she has been invited to participate in the artist residency: Montemero Residency in Andalusia and to exhibit her work in Portugal, France, and Germany.

“ At the core of my practice are simple natural processes such as condensation, evaporation, and germination. These processes unfold within constructed environments—terrariums, capsules, and other controlled systems—that shape the conditions in which life can appear and persist.

My installations are not static; they evolve over time. By allowing these processes to develop, I create situations where organic and artificial elements interact, often in unexpected ways. These environments function as microclimates, where visibility, growth, and transformation are partially controlled yet never fully predictable.

I am particularly interested in how natural resources and living organisms are extracted, displaced, and maintained within human-made systems. Industrial and synthetic materials are used not only as a contrast to natural elements, but as infrastructures that organize and condition their existence.

As time passes, materials interact—merging, resisting, decaying, and transforming. These interactions reveal tensions between natural cycles and systems of production, raising questions about extraction, circulation, and the ways in which environments are shaped by human intervention.”