mai-thu perret
A Crystal Frontier: The Multidisciplinary World of Mai-Thu Perret Mai-Thu Perret, born in Geneva in 1976, is an artist whose work defies easy categorization. She operates within a space where feminist theory collides with literary narrative, handcrafted objects resonate with avant-garde aesthetics, and the personal becomes profoundly political. Her journey began with a foundation in English Literature at Cambridge University, followed by immersion in the intellectual ferment of the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York. This academic grounding proved crucial, not as a source of direc…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of mai-thu perret's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
