Élise Peroi (b. 1990, Nantes, France) is a fiber artist based between Brussels, Belgium and Arles, France. She holds an MFA in Textile Design from the Brussels Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (2015) and has over 10 years of experience in international collaborations.
Since the beginning of her practice, Peroi, through her work with weaving and emptiness, has sought to convey what passes through, the breath, the atmosphere. Inspired by François Jullien's book Living off Landscape: or The Unthought-of in Reason, she seeks to convey a comprehensive vision of the world, where everything around us "is no longer a matter of 'sight,' but of living." Her work, which reveals suspended spaces, also refers to the notions of time, the studio, and the tool. Translating what precedes the creation of a work refers to Paul Valéry's text, The Philosophy of Dance, and leads to an awareness of the poetic aspect of gestures. In 2016, supported by Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels, she began developing performances that draw on weaving.
Recent solo exhibitions include For Thirsting Flowers, CARVALHO PARK, New York, US (2025) Vent Dominant, Galerie Anne-Sarah Benichou, Paris, France (2025), and Vivre de paysage, Le Kiosque, Mayenne, France (2025), as well as House of Crystal, Hermès, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2024). Other notable exhibitions include Un Lac Inconnu, Bally Foundation, Switzerland (2023); Roma, a Portrait, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Italy (2023); House of Dreamers, Boghossian Foundation, Belgium (2023), and A l’Ombre de nos Paupières Baissées, Centre d’Art Contemporain Chanot, France (2022). Peroi has upcoming exhibitions with Fotokino, Marseille (2025) and Křehký Mikulov Festival, Mikulov, Czech Republic (2025). Peroi was recently featured in PLUS magazine’s ‘An Endless Search for Connection’ by Valentina Buzzi, and has participated in residencies including Fondation Thalie, France (2023) and Academia Belgica, Italy (2022).
