A graduate of the Geneva School of Visual Arts, she began her career working with metal for about ten years. In the 1990s, the relocation of her studio to an industrial wasteland transformed her methods and spatial perspectives. The rediscovery of wood, which then became her preferred medium, marked a decisive turning point in her practice. For more than twenty years, she has been creating large-scale, unique environmental structures designed to interact with the natural rhythms of their surroundings.
Mireille Fulpius’s works reflect her fascination with materials and her ability to move from one medium to another without ever abandoning drawing, wood carving, or metal sculpture. She draws inspiration from the natural world and its structures, such as the bower of the Satin Bowerbird, which she transposes on a large scale into her poetic architectures. Her creations invite contemplation and interaction with space, revealing a subtle attention to the surrounding energies and rhythms.
In the early 2000s, Mireille Fulpius began a collaboration with Sylvie Bourcy on site-specific landscape works. Together, they create installations with a minimalist approach, often built on stilts with wooden hoops and irregularly arranged vertical battens.