Graphic Obsession

An autobiography drawn in space.
An Asile ArtistiK and Graphic Circus production.

How can I share / convey my obsessions casually?
How to use manipulated language without illustrating speech?
How to compose manipulations, words, music and body to express my world.

I decided to do a show of my life! An autobiography drawn in space in which I exhibit innocuous memories that have built my weirdness and artistic obsessions.

Certain life experiences reappear when I try to understand and explain why I handle objects the way I do: a first date, Zazie in the tube, a visit to a bottling plant, my fascination with big cities, snakes, the credits of Thalassa, my empty phases in front of an exam, etc.

I therefore find myself evoking vivid memories that have shaped me, which have guided my gaze and my tastes and which have allowed me, in all my fragility, to forge an aesthetic that I can now defend and explain.

The role of my items in these quests was central. My memories often have nothing to do with graphics manipulation and yet they do talk about it.

Sponsor, co-production and reception in residence:

Direction Générale de la Culture de la ville de Nantes (44),
Ville de St-Sébastien sur Loire (44),
Conseil Régional des Pays de La Loire, France Relance,
Association TRAC - Jonglissimo - Reims (51),
Saint-Ex - Culture Numérique Reims (51),
The Serious Road Trip - Le Pellerin (44),
Komonò Circus - École de cirque de la Teste de Buch (33),
La Maison des Jonglages - La Courneuve (93),
Quai des Chap’ - Nantes (44),
Les Ateliers de Bitche - Nantes (44),
La Commune Yapluk'A - Fréniches (60).

Shot in Jonglissimo-Trac circus tent during les Nuits de la Jongle.

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Video editing: Laurent Sallard - Lasafilms.
Laurentsallard@hotmail.com