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I’m a designer, artist and visualist working across multiple fields, with an approach rooted in curiosity, systems thinking and experimentation. My career path has been non-linear, often taking shape at the edges of disciplines, challenging my creative limits and inviting an adaptable, sensitive way of working across changing contexts.
My design practice spans interaction design, visual design, UX and prototyping. I’ve designed and shipped products in EdTech, Fintech, Ecommerce, Web3 and the DIY renovation space, often as the solo designer at early-stage startups, wearing multiple hats and navigating ambiguity.
As a process nerd I thrive in roles that balance craft with business needs, helping teams develop efficient workflows and optimise their way of working. My interest in systems design, paired with an eye for detail, has led me to DesignOps-focused roles for Christie’s, iShares and now BlackRock. I’m currently working with BlackRock’s Design System team as part of the award-winning, London-based product studio ustwo.
In parallel, I’ve built an art practice grounded in the relationship between frequencies and form. My focus is audiovisual synchronicity, shaping the invisible by giving sound a sense of physicality. Using real-time generative systems fused with live performance, I explore the connection between what I hear, feel and see, working with a duality of precision and intuition to create visuals sculpted by sound.
I’m the visual artist for electronic musician and DJ Richie Hawtin, touring with him internationally. I’m also a resident artist at FOLD, an artist-led, community-driven nightclub and arts space in London.
My work has been exhibited in Barcelona, London, New York, Brussels, Athens, Hong Kong and Terrassa, and featured in shows curated by Unit London, VerticalCrypto Art and Refraction Festival.
As a crypto and Web3 native, I believe in a decentralised future where ownership and provenance of digital and physical assets are authenticated through blockchain technology.
Exhibitions
OBJKT presents: Rhythmic Recursion by Joëlle ◦ Galicia, Online • Jul 2024
Digital Art Week at Outernet — CONSCIOUS–SUBCONSCIOUS ◦ London • Apr 2024
Refraction x Dig Shibuya — EBB–FLOW 01 ◦ Toyko • Jan 2024
Sound and Vision II, LUME Studios — ORDER-CHAOS ◦ NYC, Online • Nov 2023
Sonic Imagery — EBB–FLOW 01 ◦ Lisbon, Online • Nov 2023
A Night with Richie Hawtin, Nuit Sonores, Bozar ◦ Brussels • Oct 2023
Sonic Alchemy at Unit London — SHE ◦ Online • Jun 2023
Digital Impact, Disseny Hub — DUALITY ◦ Barcelona • Apr-Aug 2023
PROOF OF PEOPLE by VerticalCrypto Art x Refraction, ZeroSpace ◦ NYC, Online • Apr 2023
The Digital Canvas by VerticalCrypto Art x The NFT Gallery — CONSTRUCT-DESTRUCT ◦ London & NYC, Online • Feb 2023
VerticalCrypto Art Invites at The NFT Gallery — Acid Spectrogram ◦ London, Online • Oct 2022
theVERSEverse SuperRare Genesis Collection preview, SuperRare Gallery — THE PUBLIC ◦ NYC • Aug 2022
PROOF OF PEOPLE by VerticalCrypto Art, Fabric — Sound Totem 01 ◦ London, Online • Jul 2022
NINFA x Superchief Gallery Exhibition — Organised Chaos ◦ NFT.NYC, Online • Jun 2022
CORE Music Festival — Energy Force ◦ Brussels • May 2022
POEM = WORK OF ART, the Digital Francisco Carolinum — room ◦ CryptoVoxels • Apr 2022
ART & NFTs: The Digital Roots, NeueHouse Hollywood — Flow State ◦ LA, Online • Feb 2022
Digital Decade SE — Distortion ◦ Online • July 2020
Elixir Poetry Festival ◦ Terrassa, ES • Jun 2018
Athens Digital Arts Festival — Part 2 - Bot Existential ◦ Athens • May 2018
Post-Human Futures presented by Sedition at Athens Digital Arts Festival — Turmoil ◦ Athens • May 2018
Sónar Hong Kong, Sedition VR Gallery — Turmoil ◦ Hong Kong • Mar 2018
Digital Decade SE, Ugly Duck — Turmoil ◦ London • Aug 2017
Talks
Mouvo ◦ Prague • Apr 2023
Panel: VerticalCrypto Art Invites at The NFT Gallery ◦ London • Nov 2022
Adobe Max: Sound and Emotional Visualization via Audiovisual Programming ◦ Online • Oct 2022
Panel: PROOF OF PEOPLE - Music in Web 3 ◦ London • Jul 2022
Adobe: The Future of Creativity ◦ London • Jun 2022
TOCA ME ◦ Munich • Mar 2020
OFFF Vienna ◦ Vienna • Oct 2019
OFFF Moscow ◦ Moscow • May 2019
OFFF Barcelona ◦ Barcelona • Apr 2019
OFFF Seville ◦ Seville • Dec 2018
OFFF x LOGIN Festival ◦ Lithuania • Jun 2018
In-Edit Festival ◦ Barcelona • Nov 2017
OFFF Mexico ◦ Mexico City • Oct 2017
Performances
Prada Extends with Richie Hawtin ◦ London • Nov 2021
The Ritual at Shoreditch House ◦ London • Oct 2021
TW/TW Global x FOLD Live Stream Season One Finale ◦ Online • Jul 2020
TW/TW Global Live Stream with Harris Cole ◦ Online • Jul 2020
TW/TW Global Live Stream with Om Unit ◦ Online • Apr 2020
FOLD x Resident Advisor twenty four/seven with SPEKTRA ◦ London • Dec 2019
Wyrd x UVB-76 Music & Samuel Kerridge Live with SPEKTRA ◦ Manchester • Nov 2019
OFFF Vienna After Party ◦ Vienna • Oct 2019
Field Maneuvers ◦ Norfolk • Sep 2019
OFFF Barcelona Closing Party ◦ Barcelona • Apr 2019
Re-Textured Festival with SPEKTRA ◦ London • Mar 2019
No Mercy with Counterstrike ◦ Prague • Aug 2018
Prspct vs No Mercy with Counterstrike ◦ Prague • Dec 2017
OFFF Mexico City: Audiovisual Collab with Aldo Aréchar ◦ Mexico City • Oct 2017
OFFF Barcelona: Visual collab with Joshua Davis ◦ Barcelona • May 2017
Hold Tight with Ancestral Voices & Korridor ◦ Manchester • Apr 2017
No Mercy with Counterstrike ◦ Prague • Aug 2016
MIRA Festival with Andy Stott ◦ Barcelona • Nov 2015
Field Maneuvers ◦ Norfolk • Sep 2015
Taktung Festival with Killawatt ◦ Zurich • Sep 2015
Counterstrike AV ◦ Paris & Rotterdam • 2013
Articles
Unit London — On Corporeal Code, a critical essay by Dr Jess Aslan • 2023
Resident Advisor — RA x Audio-Technica Art + Sound (Watch) • 2021
Resident Advisor — RA x Audio-Technica Art + Sound (Interview) • 2021
TOCA ME Artist Portrait • 2021
DESIGNCOLLECTOR — Detroit Underground (DU™) - Davison • 2020
Design Made In Germany — Detroit Underground™ Kero Davison Video • 2020
Thump — Watch an Exclusive Visual Collaboration Between Andy Stott and Joëlle • 2016
The Vinyl Factory — Watch Joëlle create a dystopian visual world for Andy Stott's live show • 2016
Kaltblut — Exclusive Video: Joëlle x Andy Stott @ MIRA Festival • 2016
Creators Project — Audio-Reactive Moons Erupt in iO Sounds’ "Another Love EP" Video • 2015
Inverted Audio — Premiere: Joëlle visualises iO Sounds ‘Another Love EP’ on 2020 Vision • 2015
Harder Blogger Faster — Watch Joelle’s Visually Stunning Video For IO Sounds’ ‘Another Love’ • 2015
The 405 — Transport to festival season and beyond with Joëlle and Andy Stott's live collaboration • 2015