Juliette Ricci Lagman - The analog life | Artist, writer and visual storyteller.
Updated: Sep 2
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Meet Juliette Ricci Lagman.
In this interview, Mark created Juliette's fantasy cultural year from the answers to some easy questions to which there were no wrong answers.
Mark had a magic wand and a time machine at his disposal, so expect some surprises, laughs, anecdotes and conversational detours.
What happens if we slow down to smell the roses?
Juliette Ricci Lagman is an artist, writer and visual storyteller whose work brings together photography, painting and the written word to explore memory, identity, experience and the stories we carry with us.
A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Juliette has spent more than two decades developing a distinctive mixed-media practice. Photography was her first creative love, before painting and writing became equally important parts of her artistic language. The result is work in which images, words, colour and personal fragments come together to create intimate visual narratives.
Her first book, The Juliette Letters: Confessions of an Artistic Mind, was published in 2019, followed by Be Like Water – A Visual Memoir in 2024. She is also the creator and host of the podcast Permission Granted with Juliette Ricci Lagman, exploring what can happen when we give ourselves permission to pursue the lives and ideas that matter to us.
Having recently relocated with her family from Seattle to Manila, Juliette is entering a new chapter in both her life and creative practice. Immersing herself in the energy, culture and art scene of the Philippines has also sharpened an idea increasingly central to her work: the value of slowing down.
She describes this developing philosophy as “the analog life” — an invitation to step away from constant speed and distraction, pay closer attention to our surroundings and experiences, and rediscover the richness of being fully present.
For Juliette, art is therefore about more than making objects. It is a way of noticing, remembering, reflecting and connecting — transforming the fragments of an individual life into something in which other people might recognise a little of themselves.
Examples of Juliette Ricci Lagman's work:
Juliette Ricci Lagman's Fantasy Cultural Year ... with a magic wand and a time machine to hand.
Every Arts and Culture Network full member is invited to embark on a Fantasy Cultural Year, an imaginary journey inspired by their passions, creativity and curiosity.
Imagine being given a year to travel the world, experience extraordinary art and culture, and explore an idea that could change the way we live.
For Juliette Ricci Lagman, that idea is beautifully simple: slow down.
The adventure begins in Venice
We find Juliette beside Venice’s Grand Canal, overlooking the magnificent dome of Santa Maria della Salute, Aperol Spritz in hand and Eat, Pray, Love providing the perfect holiday read.
Then comes an extraordinary proposition. A wealthy Venetian family foundation offers to fund Juliette for an entire year, travelling the world and developing creative workshops around her emerging philosophy of “the analog life” — encouraging people to slow down, pay attention and appreciate their lives more deeply.
There’s a generous fee, a personal assistant, travel for family and friends, a television crew documenting the adventure and even a book deal waiting at the end. If all goes well, perhaps a TED Talk and university lecture tour too.
Naturally, she says yes.
First stop: London
Juliette chooses London as the first city in which to put her philosophy into practice.
There is one condition for her year on the road: she can listen to only one kind of music. Her soundtrack? 80s pop — Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson included.
Culture is never far away. Given a magic wand and time machine to see any dance performance she wishes, Juliette chooses Swan Lake, with Matthew Bourne’s celebrated interpretation making the fantasy programme.
Food matters too, and a good curry is firmly on the London agenda.
Philadelphia, Florence and Basquiat in another dimension
Next, we head to Philadelphia, where Juliette opts for something rather less traditional: the sheer fun and spectacle of entertainment-style baseball.
Then it’s back across the Atlantic to Florence.
Here, our imaginary cultural benefactors have created an extraordinary virtual-reality gallery capable of taking visitors inside the work of great artists.
There’s no hesitation about whose work Juliette wants to experience: Jean-Michel Basquiat.
The ultimate cultural week
With our magic wand working overtime, Juliette creates a fantasy week of performances and experiences.
She revisits one of her most memorable live music experiences — Sting at the Gorge in Washington State — before heading to the theatre for Romeo and Juliet.
There’s Hamilton, more Matthew Bourne and, when it comes to choosing a film for the ultimate big-screen experience, an irresistible piece of 80s nostalgia: Pretty in Pink.
The Fantasy Lunch Guest
Finally, there’s one table waiting. Juliette can invite anyone she chooses to join her for lunch. Her choice is Oprah Winfrey.
Perhaps it’s an appropriate ending to a cultural year built around stories, creativity, curiosity and connection.
Because beneath all the fantasy travel, extraordinary performances and imaginary benefactors lies something very real about Juliette and her work.
Her Fantasy Cultural Year isn't really about seeing more.
It's about experiencing more deeply — taking the time to notice where we are, who we're with and what we're feeling.
In an increasingly fast and distracted world, Juliette's fantasy leaves us with a rather appealing proposition:
What if slowing down isn't about doing less — but experiencing more?
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