Sébastien Robert (b. 1993, Nantes, FR) is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher working at the intersection of visual and sound art, science, and technology. His practice is organised around a long-term research cycle, You're no Bird of Paradise, through which he explores disappearing sonic rituals and cosmologies, and the more-than-human worlds they are entangled with.

His work is neither documentation nor formal ethnographic archiving. Sébastien translates sound into matter: part of this immaterial heritage becomes long-lasting, tangible artworks, made from materials that echo the traditions of the communities and the areas they belong to.

Through this practice, Sébastien aims to foster an engaged and evolving dialogue between situated, non-Western epistemologies and contemporary technology, challenging dominant ways of perceiving the world and highlighting its pluralistic, often overlooked, knowledge systems.

As an integral part of his research practice, Sébastien has taken part in several artist residencies, including Artica (Longyearbyen, NO), Iméra (Marseille, FR) and Valley of the Possible (Curacautin, CL) and he gave lectures at institutions such as the House of European Institutes (Timișoara, RO), the Mucem (Marseille, FR) and the Arctic University Museum (Tromsø, NO).

His work has recently been exhibited at Sonic Acts (Amsterdam, NL), Biennale Son (Sion, CH), and Scopitone (Nantes, FR) and he has performed at various internationally recognised events such as Rewire (The Hague, NL), Chroniques (Marseille, FR) and Organik (Hualien, TW).

Sébastien graduated with honours in 2020 from the ArtScience Master between the KABK - Royal Academy of Art and KC - Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where he is currently based.