Camille Henrot, a French interdisciplinary artist based in New York, continues to explore a wide array of media as she advances in her career. Known initially for her 2013 video work “Grosse Fatigue,” which offers a complex narrative on the creation of the Earth and internet culture, Henrot has expanded her practice to include assemblage, installation, sonic sculpture, digital collage, painting, drawing, fresco, floral design, bronze casting, and large-scale trompe-l'oeil sculpture.

This spring, Henrot’s new film “In the Veins,” a 30-minute meditation on motherhood and humanity, was featured in a group exhibition at the New Museum following its reopening. In addition, she presented her first public art installation in New York earlier this year: a collection of 12 dynamic dog sculptures composed of bronze, concrete, and cut stone, displayed in Central Park through the Public Art Fund and scheduled to remain for one year.

Henrot is also making her theatrical debut with the play “Commedia dell’arte,” which premiered in July at the Aspen Art Museum and is set to run for four days at the Florence Gould Theater in Midtown Manhattan as part of the Performa Biennial, presented in collaboration with L’Alliance New York. Co-written with Australian essayist Estelle Hoy and American playwright Justine Gelfman, the production is a slapstick comedy set in a New York apartment building where tenants unite to depose a greedy landlord.

Drawing on the traditional Italian Renaissance stage tradition, the play incorporates stock characters from the commedia dell’arte genre, including Pierrot, portrayed as a naive delivery man whose outsider perspective drives the story’s unfolding. Henrot, who spent her childhood attending commedia dell’arte puppet shows in Paris, described Pierrot as a figure embodying innocence and discovery.

During rehearsals, Henrot maintained a precise directorial approach, often issuing detailed instructions to actors performing in exaggerated costumes and animal suits. She characterized the play as “cartoon made flesh,” noting its playful and layered qualities, which attracted the attention of RoseLee Goldberg, founder of Performa. Goldberg praised the work’s blend of playfulness and complexity, which aligns with Performa’s mission to encourage visual artists to engage with performance.

Since receiving the Silver Lion emerging artist award at the 2013 Venice Biennale for “Grosse Fatigue,” Henrot has built a reputation for embracing a wide spectrum of artistic forms with a sense of restlessness and ambition, continually seeking to navigate new creative frontiers.