Johanna Vaude is a multidisciplinary artist whose cinematic and musical universe unfolds as a perpetual quest for poetry and innovation. Her works, often described as fiery, poetic, and intense, explore the shifting boundaries between genres, blending the visual and the sonic into a unique narrative alchemy.
Her early screenings at cultural institutions and short film festivals quickly attracted the attention of both audiences and critics, who praised her boldness, technical mastery, and highly personal artistic style (with a focus on her work at MK2 Beaubourg, Côté Court de Pantin, Forum des images, Commune Image, Cinémathèque Française, Collège des Bernardins, Festival Silhouette, Cabaret Vert, …)
The channel Arte dedicated a portrait of the artist in its magazine Court-Circuit. This was followed by the release of her monographic DVD Hybride by the Lowave label, supported by the CNC. This notion of artistic hybridization – a theory she defines through the concepts of “Graft, Fusion, Heredity”, a reflection on the relationship between art and science, published in the scientific journal Corps, and a study on the plastic and technical uses of the image, earned her a carte blanche for avant-garde programming at the Cinémathèque Française.
For several years, she has been a regular guest on the Blow Up show on Arte tv, where she is given carte blanche to create videos as tributes to cinema, combining montage and music. Some of these works have gained attention: interviews on France Culture, media appearances at La Gaîté Lyrique, screenings at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, coverage by Nowness (Super-Edit), and articles in Première, Konbini, Télé Star, and Les Inrockuptibles (Falling in Love with Scarlett Johansson in 5 Minutes /// Cadavre Exquis).
She received the Label Image Prize from Les Passeurs de Lumière at the SCAM, solidifying her reputation as the « Alchemist of the Image. »
Excerpts from Johanna Vaude’s films have been included in two installations conceptualized by artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: L’œil sauvage for TH.2058 at the Tate Modern in London, and Hypnotic for the Evento event in Bordeaux. Her video I’m More Than a Machine is part of the Electro exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris, which continues at the Design Museum in London and the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.
The streaming platform Medici TV, specializing in classical music and jazz, gave her carte blanche for a musical video tribute to the world of music, underscoring the importance of culture with « Art is a Garanty of Sanity« .
Télérama selected Samouraï for its platform, awarding it 3 TTT and later 4 TTTT, reflecting their enthusiasm: « A frantic montage around the art of the samurai pulls us into the poetic spiral of a fiery artist« .
Other media outlets have also expressed their exaltation : Best Video Essay 2022 on Sight and Sound for Conforme and Au Cinéma!, and Best Video Essay 2023 at the British Film Institut for Searching for Incognita and Mind Autopsy.