From painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, performance and curating, I have been developing a protean body of work since the late 1990s, traversing forms, places and narratives.
Trained at the University of Rennes, then accompanied by art critic Denys Zacharopoulos, I moved to Addis Ababa in 1999. The adventure lasted sixteen years: I founded and managed three contemporary art galleries, taught art history at the Addis Ababa School of Fine Arts and Design, and worked alongside artists on the Ethiopian scene.
I have been entrusted with the artistic direction of exceptional projects for renowned international institutions such as UNESCO, the Goethe Institute, Bozar in Brussels, the British Council, the African Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which awarded me the prestigious AFAA prize for the atypical and demanding nature of my cultural proposals.
In 2016, I left Addis Ababa to settle on the shores of the Persian Gulf, in Dubai. I put my curatorial and art dealer activities on hold to devote myself fully to teaching and developing my personal work. A residency in Liège, an off-show at the Dubai Art Fair, a commission from the MAK in Vienna: these were all experiences that enabled me to explore new territories and meet a new audience.
In 2019, after a year’s residency in London, I will be setting up my studio in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, the town of my birth. This return marks a decisive break: from now on, I’ll be working in the field of painting.
My approach, with its variable geometry, is enriched by constant dialogue with other disciplines – poetry, philosophy, theology, literature, human and natural sciences – inviting the viewer/actor to a broader reading. From CryptoLux at the former Maurist abbey of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil to Éloge de l’Oblique at Lignée, from collaborations with filmmakers, musicians, actors, master glassmakers or cabinetmakers, each project calls upon several dimensions, avoiding any confinement to a fixed plastic language. I deploy a plurality of writing styles and media.
Sharing and exchange being at the heart of my commitment, I led a module on digital cultures at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest (Nantes campus) for two years. In 2022, I was appointed to structure the arts education program at a prestigious school in Rabat.
After two exceptional years on the shores of Morocco, I’ve now moved to the high plateaus of Crans-Montana in the canton of Valais: new landscapes, new altitudes, and the impetus of a breath to be reinvented.
From the practice of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, performance and curating exhibitions, I have been developing a protean work since the late 90s.
Trained at the University of Rennes and then, accompanied by the art critic Denys Zacharopoulos, I moved to Addis Ababa in 1999. The adventure lasted 16 years: I created and directed three contemporary art galleries, taught art history at the School of Fine Arts and Design in Addis Ababa, and worked alongside artists on the Ethiopian scene.
I have been entrusted with the artistic direction of exceptional projects by renowned international institutions: UNESCO, the Goethe Institute, the Palais des Bozar in Brussels, the British Council, the African Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which awarded me the prestigious AFAA prize for the atypical character and the requirement of my cultural proposals.
In 2016, I left Addis to settle on the shores of the Persian Gulf, in Dubai, putting my curatorial and art dealer practice on hold, in order to devote myself exclusively to teaching and developing my personal work. A residency in Liège, an off-show at the Dubai Art Fair and a commission from the MAK in Vienna will allow me to meet a new audience and to experiment with new territories.
In 2019, after a year’s residency in London, I open my studio in Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil -where I was born- marking a radical break in my artistic trajectory. Starting invariably from the practice of the digital, I begin to invest the pictorial field, this medium dominating my work from now on.
My way of proceeding with variable geometry is enriched most often by dialogues with multiple disciplines (poetry, literature, philosophy, theology, human and natural sciences…) to send the spectator/actor to a more extended reading. Thus, whether it is CryptoLux at the Maurist Abbey of Saint-Florent Le Vieil, or the Éloge de l’Oblique at Lignée, or collaborations with filmmakers, musicians, actors, master glass-makers, or cabinet-makers, I call upon several dimensions in each of my projects, without ever sticking to a defined formal vocabulary. I invest a multitude of writings and supports.
Transmission being also at the heart of my artistic commitment, I have animated a teaching module on digital cultures at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest, Campus de Nantes for two years. Appointed in the summer of 2022 to set up the visual arts education program at the Dar Essalam American School in Rabat, it is now in the Kingdom of Morocco that I have put down my suitcases and my windy soles…
From the practice of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, performance and curating exhibitions, I have been developing a protean work since the late 90s.
Trained at the University of Rennes and then, accompanied by the art critic Denys Zacharopoulos, I moved to Addis Ababa in 1999. The adventure lasted 16 years: I created and directed three contemporary art galleries, taught art history at the School of Fine Arts and Design in Addis Ababa, and worked alongside artists on the Ethiopian scene.
I have been entrusted with the artistic direction of exceptional projects by renowned international institutions: UNESCO, the Goethe Institute, the Palais des Bozar in Brussels, the British Council, the African Union and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which awarded me the prestigious AFAA prize for the atypical character and the requirement of my cultural proposals.
In 2016, I left Addis to settle on the shores of the Persian Gulf, in Dubai, putting my curatorial and art dealer practice on hold, in order to devote myself exclusively to teaching and developing my personal work. A residency in Liège, an off-show at the Dubai Art Fair and a commission from the MAK in Vienna will allow me to meet a new audience and to experiment with new territories.
In 2019, after a year’s residency in London, I open my studio in Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil -where I was born- marking a radical break in my artistic trajectory. Starting invariably from the practice of the digital, I begin to invest the pictorial field, this medium dominating my work from now on.
My way of proceeding with variable geometry is enriched most often by dialogues with multiple disciplines (poetry, literature, philosophy, theology, human and natural sciences…) to send the spectator/actor to a more extended reading. Thus, whether it is CryptoLux at the Maurist Abbey of Saint-Florent Le Vieil, or the Éloge de l’Oblique at Lignée, or collaborations with filmmakers, musicians, actors, master glass-makers, or cabinet-makers, I call upon several dimensions in each of my projects, without ever sticking to a defined formal vocabulary. I invest a multitude of writings and supports.
Transmission being also at the heart of my artistic commitment, I have animated a teaching module on digital cultures at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest, Campus de Nantes for two years. Appointed in the summer of 2022 to set up the visual arts education program at the Dar Essalam American School in Rabat, it is now in the Kingdom of Morocco that I have put down my suitcases and my windy soles…
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Author member of the ADAGP. Permission is required for any use of the works.