Mimi Kunz is a visual artist and poet who explores the body as our mother tongue and movement as a universal expression of liveliness. Her fascination with body language developed during a year spent working in Thailand. She didn’t know Thai at first, and was amazed by how much we can share through gestures and postures. ‘Put the mind in the body’, a Buddhist monk told her, an advice which shaped her life and art. During her studies at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe, Germany, Mimi found her way of painting, sitting on the floor with calligraphy brushes, ink and paper, feeling into and recreating moments to share their lightness and joy. Her visual artwork as well as her writing were shaped by exhibitions and residencies in South Korea and Vietnam, where it was supported by the Goethe Institut Hanoi and Undecided Productions. Mimi lives with her young family in Brussels, where she founded "Something Beautiful", a festival for visual art and poetry. https://mimikunz.com, @mimi.kunz