Julia Leijten

Julia Leijten (2000, Tilburg) is a multidisciplinary artist mainly focusing on videowork, performance and installation. She grew up in Waalwijk and is currently living and working in Rotterdam. Leijten recently graduated from Art & Research at St. Joost Breda.

“My projects start with an interest in certain worlds, so-called subcultures, side branches of society, with its own norms and values. An environment in which I don’t necessarily feel at home, but which I am fascinated by and which I dive into by doing ‘field research’. Not as the artist who visits just as curious, but as an equal. I really want to feel what it’s like to be part of this group. A few examples of these kinds of worlds are the fitness and wellness world and its matching internet culture, the world of sex workers and the office world.”