Photo: Anna Dede

Mimi Kunz is a visual artist and poet. A Buddhist monk once told her to ‘put the mind in the body’ — advice which has shaped her life and art. Curious about the body as a language, she observes its universal expressions and personal characteristics, pointing out the unconscious gestures through which we read each other’s bodies.

Mimi studied Painting and Graphics at the Staatliche Akademie Karlsruhe, Germany. Her work has been shaped by residencies in Europe and Vietnam, exhibited internationally, and can be found in private collections across all continents. Her poetry has been shortlisted for the Bridport and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She collaborates with curators, galleries, dancers, writers, walking and textile artists, and her practise has been supported by the Goethe Institut and the European Union.

Living in Brussels with her young family, Mimi lets her life and work merge and inspire each other. This might mean that a child will crawl on stage while she’s reading her poetry.