Juliette Gampert (1997) is a Swiss-based performer and visual artist. She holds a BA in Visual Arts from HEAD – Geneva and an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths University, London. Her work explores the intersections between movement, memory, identity, and healing, often through the lens of dancehall culture — a tradition rooted in Jamaican soundsystem parties, which connects her to her paternal heritage.

Her practice is marked by an ongoing reflection on her position as a white artist with mixed Caribbean heritage, navigating a world where power structures remain deeply shaped by colonial history. She aims to challenge the Western gaze on dancehall and reframe it within its original context, as seen in her immersive video installation Reconnec, which was filmed in the street parties of in Kingston, Jamaica, and recipient of the Bourses Déliées grant in 2019.

Juliette approaches so-called “urban” or “popular” dances as a guest, reflecting on their transmission outside their original communities and the role of outsider practitioners in their circulation. Aware of the risks of cultural appropriation and erasure, she aims to avoid reproducing such dynamics by centering her practice on dialogue and the gathering of narratives through workshops, documentaries, and collective reflection.

In 2023, she founded Female Dancehall Lab, a program of regular classes and workshops aimed at offering an ethical and conscious approach to dancehall in Geneva, while supporting touring dancehall artists from Jamaica and its diaspora. She is currently exploring how to bring so-called “popular” cultures into institutional spaces without betraying their forms or narratives, and without conforming to the aesthetics and codes of the contemporary art scene.

Juliette’s ongoing exploration of introspective movement, particularly in relation to childbirth, female autonomy, and empowerment, also informs her practice. She plans to further this focus in her future work, investigating the history of gynaecology and obstetrics, and their intersections with witch hunts and colonization.