Jill Corral is a Cuban-American multidisciplinary artist and design consultant living in Zürich, Switzerland.

Artist Statement

I’m interested in stories and how they’re told. With light and sound. Darkness and silence. 0 and 1. Whitespace and form. Movement and stillness.

I work in digital and analog photography, ink, ambient music, and graphic arts — informed by a professional background in visual and sound design. I love grain and glitches and am inspired by botanicals, lo-fi design, sumi-e ink, and liminal "in-between" spaces. My current work fuses atmospheric surrealism with street photography to capture the essence of places and the people in them. I’m also exploring intersections of photography and sound design for immersive experiences.

Exhibition

  • Zürich, Switzerland. SPC Photo Awards - Artist Corner, Photobastei, 13-22 March 2025.
  • Zürich, Switzerland. Stage Gallery, Shadows & Reflections Exhibition, 27 February - 9 March 2025. 
  • Zürich, Switzerland. SPC Photo Awards, Photo Bastei, 22 August - 31 August 2024.
  • Brooklyn, New York, USA. TOKYO Streets Pop-Up Exhibition / NYC-SPC x Ricoh Imaging, ContactPhoto Gallery, 30 May - 1 June 2024.
  • Tokyo Japan. Permanent installation, The EDITION Hotel, Sophie Restaurant, opened January 2024.
  • Bainbridge Island, Washington USA. Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery,
    Fresh Talent Exhibition, October 2021.

Publication

Books

  • From Fuji to Üetli (2024)
  • M23 Myōgadani (2024)
  • INKyōto 京都墨 (2019)
  • Tokyo: Shibuya Shimokitazawa Harajuku (2017)

Design

Find her at JILL.DESIGN.

Music

Jill Corral records as J1L and composes electronic soundscapes using ambient field recordings that she makes in the Pacific Northwest, Japan, and in cities around the world. All field recordings she uses on her tracks are her own. She recently used one of her compositions in her short film, Komorebi 木漏れ日, shot entirely handheld with a Ricoh GRIII in Tokyo, Japan. You can hear her work on all major music platforms. 

Follow J1L on Spotify.


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