Alliance Française de Banjul welcomes Mickaëla Ramata Jacqueton in December 2025 for a textile residency focused on encounter and transmission of artisanal know-how.
It all started with a high school project on a flat loom… made of cardboard. This first experience marked the beginning of Mickaëla Ramata Jacqueton’s journey into the world of textiles. Born in the Paris region, she now pursues her textile design training at La Martinière Diderot (Lyon) as part of a DN MADE Materials – Textile program.
Curious and meticulous, she explores weaving with an approach that blends traditional gestures and contemporary techniques. Her practice has been enriched through significant encounters: an internship at Malhia Kent, a renowned textile company, then alongside independent designer Mathilde Hiron, who introduced her to the subtleties of loom weaving.
In 2025, Mickaëla completes her training with a clear vision: textile craftsmanship as cultural gesture and personal expression. For her, each thread tells a story, each weaving carries a memory.
In Banjul, Mickaëla will lead a project rooted in encounter. She will offer public workshops around weaving and create a site-specific work, born from the dialogue between her techniques learned in France and Gambian textile know-how.
This approach is part of the Voyage for Craft Professions program by the Culture & Diversity Foundation, which supports young talents from diverse backgrounds. A laureate since high school, Mickaëla benefits from faithful support in her creator’s journey.
During her stay, these exchanges will nourish the creation of an original piece, witness to the crossing of textile cultures. The residency will conclude with a public presentation accompanied by discussions on the place of craftsmanship in contemporary creation.
A project that illustrates how ancestral gestures can dialogue across borders, creating new forms of expression where tradition and innovation weave together.