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Ariane Toussaint (b. France) is an artist living and working in The Hague (Netherlands). Her works range from installation and textiles to books to explore personal and social histories of domesticity, womanhood and craft. Her research focuses on spaces of intimacy and care, with great attention to tactility. She creates site-specific textile installations that explore shifts in light and color, using patchwork techniques as a metaphor for mending and building narratives. Inspired by the textile traditions of the contexts in which she works, her projects often incorporate writing, craft-based learning and interactive elements.

She received her degree in BA Photography at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in 2020, and has a background in Textile Design from the Central Saint Martins in London. Her work has been shown in various spaces in The Netherlands and abroad, such as Centre National Edition Art Image in Paris, Art Au Centre in Liège and CAV Gallery in Bucharest. She has received support from the Mondriaan Fonds and participated in Bucharest AiR. She also co-initiates the annual open studios program Bermuda Open in The Hague and is an assistant curator at the artist initiative The Balcony.
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textile commissions

For commissioning site-specific curtains, please contact arianejudithtoussaint@gmail.com
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Patchwork workshop - Royal Academy of Art The Hague

Patchwork workshop for the students of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague to learn patchwork and quilting techniques, 2023.
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Patchwork workshop - Trixie

Patchwork workshop at artist-run space Trixie to learn patchwork and quilting techniques, The Hague, 2023
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Workshop Make your own fabric book

'Make your own fabric book'
Workshop by Ariane Toussaint
For children aged 8 years and up
Location: 38CC

In relation to her work 'The Poetics of Space', Ariane Toussaint invites children to create their own story and turn it into a fabric book. With this workshop, the artist conveys her love for working with fabrics. Participants will use their imagination to invent a unique story and illustrate this story on fabric. They will then use needle and thread to transform the fabric into a beautiful fabric book, a work of art they can take home.
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kids art workshop

Kids workshop for the Western School of Meditation, 2022, Jura (FR)
In collaboration with Juliette Bensimon

Five days to collect plants and flowers in the woods, create herbariums, play with cyanotypes, fold dozens of paper planes, write postcards for the loved ones, climb in the trees, make a gigantic drawing, go for a treasure hunt, invite everyone to our finale exhibition... Creating works in a complete cycle.
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commissioned photography

Ariane Toussaint is specialised in performance, exhibition, opening photography and art work documentation.
For commissions, please contact her here: arianejudithtoussaint@gmail.com

Clients include: 1646, Page Not Found, Hgtomi Rosa, Luis Maly, Whiii Studio, Liza Houben, Hannah Reede, Laurence Aëgerter, Galerie Binome, Musée du Petit Palais
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KABK graduation 2021 awards

Twenty-eight handmade paper fans, each with a unique design, for the award-winning students of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague Graduation Show 2021, made in collaboration with Zahari Dimitrov

Photographs credits Emma Grimma and Stan Heerkens.
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KABK GRADUATION 2021 CAMPAIGN

Royal Academy of Art The Hague Graduation Show 2021 Campaign made in collaboration with Zahari Dimitrov

"Our campaign triggers an explosion, a curiosity, attention to something precious and a wish to explore. Reflecting upon our own experiences while studying at the KABK was our main fuel. The campaign bridges both the wild, experimental, and subtle, reflective modes of studying. By mixing archival and original visuals from scientific, fictitious and primary sources, our campaign recalls the cycles of time. It symbolizes the rite of passage, where the current generation invites another to take its place."