• Philosopher and photographer

  • Member of Gamma-Rapho Agency
  • Randall Scott Gallery, USA

  • Education
  • 2008 PhD in Philosophy, The Burning of Visibility — at the boundary of photographic imagery and writing, Universities of Paris and Strasbourg, France, very honorable mention
  • 2003 Diploma from The Cinema and Photographic Department of The University of Strasbourg, France, very honorable mention
  • Exhibitions (selection)
  • 2017 Visual Metaphors, IDB Gallery, Washington DC, USA
  • 2013 The Burning of Visibility : From Reality to Dream, Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States, Washington DC, USA
  • 2011 Lost Angels, Best Award Winning, FotoSpace, Fotoweek Central, Washington, USA
  • 2011 Mythology, Readyset DC, Washington, USA
  • 2011 Lost Angels, Foto DC, Washington, USA
  • 2010 Troubles – des corps et des esprits, Galery NKA, Bruxelles, Belgium
  • 2009 L’Une d’elles à elle seule, La Chapelle, Hôtel de ville Gallery, Vesoul, France
  • 2009 On the other side, Images Singulières, Sète, France
  • 2008 L’Une d’elles à elle seule, Museum of Photography André Villers, Mougins, France
  • 2008 On the other side, International Festival Les Rencontres d’Arles - Voies Off
  • 2008 On the other side, Festival of Photojournalism, Angers, France
  • 2007 L’une d’elles à elle seule, Cultural Center Limeil-Brévannes, France
  • 2006 Ph(il/ot)o-graphie/ Close my eyes, Month of Photography, Gallery François Miron, Paris, France
  • 2006 Sorry Now, Gallery De Visu, Marseille, France
  • 2005 Ph(il/ot)o-graphie, French Institute of Dresden, Germany
  • 2005 Ph(il/ot)o-graphie, Théâtre du Maillon, European Scene, Strasbourg, France
  • 2005 Meeting about Photography and Writing, slideshow commented by the French Philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, Montévideo, Marseille, France
  • Publications
  • 2018 Nous les vivants in The Boundaries of the Visible, International colloquium, Brooklyn, published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
  • 2018, Origin'elle in Temps, Photographie & Littérature published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
  • 2017 El Mundo esta loco in Sobre la filosofia de les imagenes published by Artexarte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 2016 Le peuple manque, Public space and artistic creation in Mediterranean for the Istanbul Art Biennal, Oeuvres & frontières, published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
  • 2014 The Event of the Events, Biennales of Contemporary Art and Boundaries published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
  • 2014 Lettre à François Soulages in L'esthétique de la photographie, Image & Ethnie published by Editora de Universidad de Estado de Bahia, Brésil,
  • 2012 La brûlure du visible, Photographie et écriture published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
  • 2009 Ecrits sur l’art - Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Les presses du réel, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Geneva
  • 2009 La seule façon de l’aimer in Maurice Blanchot et la philosophie published by Presses Universitaires of Paris X
  • 2008 L’une d’elles à elle seule prefaced by Hélène Cixous, edited by The Museum of Photography André Villers, Mougins
  • 2008 Gardiens de l’invisible in Levinas – Blanchot : penser la différence published by Presses Universitaires of Paris X, co-edition UNESCO
  • Residencies
  • 2010 Point b Worklodge, New York, USA
  • 2008 The French Center of Research of Jerusalem, CNRS, Israël
  • 2007 The French House, Oxford University – CNRS, National Center for Scientific Research, Great Britain
  • Awards and Fellowships
  • 2014, Selection for Imagined Realities, PhotoPlace Gallery, USA
  • 2012 Selection for The Unreal, Kiernan Gallery, USA
  • 2011 Selection for In Time, Kiernan Gallery, USA
  • 2010 Honorable mention, Julia Margaret Cameron Award
  • 2007 First Prize in Photography Competition, French Universities
  • 2005 Fellowship of research, University of Strasbourg, France
  • 2004 Graduate fellowship, University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France
  • Collections
  • 2008 Museum Of Photography André Villers, Mougins
  • + Private Collections
  • Career
  • Since 2018 Professor of Philosophy & Professor of Photography, Ecole Supérieure d'Art Bellecour, Lyon, France
  • Since 2014 Associate Researcher, Laboratory AIAIC "Arts des Images et art contemporain", University of Paris 8, France
  • Since 2014 Member of Retina International, "Recherches Esthétiques & Théorétiques sur les Images Nouvelles & Anciennes"
  • 2010-2018 Professor of Philosophy, French International School, Washington DC, USA
  • 2008-2010 Weekly Workshops Photography/Writing, Addiction Research and Treatment Institute, Paris, France