Visual Artist
The Memory of the Living, a Harmony of Chaos
About
The Memory of the Living
Emmanuel Monziès’s work revolves around a quest for harmony born from chaos.
His pieces emerge from a principle of recomposition: using fragments obtained through monotype, he assembles imprints from the plant world—roots, twigs, seeds, or leaf fragments—to create mosaics and collages. Each fragment, derived from these organic materials, becomes a singular imprint, both unpredictable and spontaneous. Taken in isolation, these elements appear as scattered shards. Yet, when recomposed into mosaics or collages, they reveal a new continuity and harmony.
This approach reflects a deep desire to remain connected to the living world. The materials he uses are both tangible elements of our environment and symbols of our deepest roots, the foundational soil that binds us to nature. Monziès’s works are not abstracted from reality; rather, they are rooted abstractions, carrying the memory of the living.
The etching press holds a central place in Emmanuel Monziès’s practice. He favors monotype, a printing technique that embraces spontaneity while leaving room for the unexpected. Multiple passes through the press generate unforeseen textures and layered traces, akin to a stratification of life transposed onto paper. His inks—deep blues, bluish grays, intense reds, and luminous yellows—enhance the meditative, almost monochromatic quality of his compositions.
Projects
From Chaos to Harmony
Accolades
Echoes of a Creative Journey
Awards
• Certificates of artistic merit Luxembourg Art Prize (2018,2019,2020)
• Shortlisted at Guanlan International Print Biennial, China (May 2019)
• Winner participation prize: 6th Bio-Art contest, Seoul, Korea (Oct. 2018)
• Winner Painting Category: ITSLIQUID International Contest 5th Edition 2017 (July 2018)
• Finalist of the contest “The Artist of the Year 2017” by Pratique des Arts (Jan. 2018)
• Special Recognition Award Pattern art exhibition, Light Space Time Online Art Gallery (Dec. 2017)
Interviews
• Interview by the blog RankArt (March 2019)
• Interview by Luca Curci on the ITSLIQUID contemporary art platform (Oct. 2018)
• 3 Creative Questions to Emmanuel Monzies on the Creative Questions Art Blog (Oct. 2018)
Publications
• Here Come Everyone, Coventry, UK (Sept. 2019)
• Creative Quarterly #54, Brooklyn NY, USA (April 2019)
• The HAND Issue 21, The HAND Magazine LLC, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA (July 2018)
• KUNSTRETREAT 2018, Enter into Art, Kurt Ries and Gabriele Walter, Germany (July 2018)
Exhibitions
My works in motion
Solo
• Open studio JNA, Cissé, France (2025)
• Cramard Chapel, Chalandray, France (2025)
• Festival Arts et Vigne, Châtillon-en-Diois, France (2017,2018,2019)
• Iris et Capucine, Saint-Cloud, France (2019)
• Fête de l’Estampe, Saint-Cloud, France (2018)
• ID FLeurs, Saint-Cloud, France (2017)
• Open Studio, Saint-Cloud, France (2016)
Europe
• Less or More, Domio Gallery, London, UK (2025)
• Mini Print International, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Spain (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Miniprint Kazanlak, Fine Arts Gallery Kazanlak, Bulgaria (2018,2019)
• 4th Global Print Douro, Douro, Portugal (2019)
• 21×21 Triennial, Galerie El Catascopio, Barcelone, Spain (2019)
• HIT-festival (International Artistic Relief Print Festival) Haugesund, Norway (2019)
• Kulturbunker Köln, Cologne, Germany (2018)
• Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (2017/2018)
• Galerie Métanoïa, Paris, France (2017/2018)
• Arte Grafica Italiana, Castello di Peraga, Vigonza, Italy (2017)
America
• Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, USA (2017, 2019)
• 12th Biennial Miniature Print Exhibition, Bendheim Gallery Greenwich, USA (2019)
• Centre d’exposition Louise-Carrier, Lévis, Canada (2019)
• 6x6x2019, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, USA (2019)
• 3° Bienal Internacional de Miniprint 2018 Santa Fe, Argentina (2018)
• Biennale Internationale d’Art Miniature, Galerie du Rift, Ville-Marie, Canada (2018)
• 7ème exposition internationale d’estampes, Ecole d’Art d’Ottawa, Canada (2018)
• JVS Project Space, New-York, USA (2018)
• Andrew Edlin Gallery, New-York, USA (2017/2018)
Other international exhibitions
• Authentic Mark – Dubai Art Week, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2018,2020)
• 6th Bio-Art contest Insa Art Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2018)
• MaylArt – Contemporary Culture Center UrFU, Ekaterinbourg, Russia (2018)