Diane Cescutti

Diane Cescutti, born in 1998 in Chenôve is a French transmedia artist.
She lives and works in Saint Etienne, France.

She graduated from the Ecole supérieure des Beaux-Arts de  Nantes in France in 2021 with a Bachelor or Arts and Master of Arts.

During her academic journey, she also studied in the textile section of the Tokyo University of the Arts in Tokyo,Japan and in the Interdisciplinary Practices and Emerging Forms section of the University of Houston Art Department in Houston, USA in 2018 and 2020 respectively.

In 2021-2022, she was part of the Post Graduate Art of the National Art School of Lyon. She also was part of the Circa x Dazed class of 2021.

Her practice takes as a starting point the loom at the origin of computation.

By tracing the history of computer code, she finds herself entangled in the world of weaving, and by following the crossing of the fibers of her loom, she ends up at its ethereal form: its algorithm.

Through a histofuturist, speculative and narrative approach, she explores the historical, technological, mathematical and aesthethic links between weaving, textiles and computers. By employing techniques such as weaving, sculpture, installations, videos, and 3D art, she seeks to redefine and challenge our understanding of technology and textiles, as well as their roles as vessels for transmitting knowledge, data, traditions, and spirituality.

She won the 2023 Faku’Gesi awards for Digital Arts with her multi-layered interactive installation “Nosukaay”

Her work has been exhibited in France, Canada, Senegal, Japan, Austria and Germany, and can be found in private and public collections such as the FRAC Ile de France and Art Delivery.

She is also a member of the collective The School of Mutants