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Sébastien Robert (1993. Nantes, FR) is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher who develops a practice at the intersection of visual and sound art, technology, science and ethnography. Most of his projects revolve around a research cycle, You’re no Bird of Paradise, through which he explores disappearing Indigenous sonic rituals and cosmologies.
Beyond simple documentation, yet not an ambitious ethnographic archiving project, he aims to translate these immaterial resources into long-lasting tangible works of art made of materials that echo the traditions of the communities encountered and the geo-specificities of the territories explored.
Through his work and research, Sébastien searches for possibilities to create an engaged and expanding artistic dialogue between non-western perspectives and new technology while questioning our perception of our environment and highlighting the epistemological diversity of the world we inhabit.
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As an integral part of his research, Sébastien participated in various artist residencies such as Arctic Wave (Andøya, NO), Into The Great Wide Open (Vlieland, NL) and Valley of the Possible (Curacautin, CL) and he gave lectures at institutions such as the Arctic University Museum (Tromsø, NO), the ITMO University (Saint Petersburg, RU) and the HEAD - University of Art and Design (Geneva, CH).
Sébastien has recently exhibited his work at Biennal Chroniques (Aix-en-Provence, FR), STRP
Festival (Eindhoven, NL) and Global Seed Vault (Svalbard, NO) and has performed at various internationally recognised festivals such as Rewire (The Hague, NL), Organik (Hualien, TW) and Mirage (Lyon, FR).
Sébastien graduated with honours from the ArtScience Master between the KABK - Royal Academy of Art and KC - Royal Conservatory of The Hague in 2020, where he now lives and works.
residencies | |||
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2023 | Another Deep | The Arctic Circle | Svalbard, NO |
Rise & Fall | IMéRA x Mucem | Marseille, FR | |
2021 | The Lights Which Can Be Heard | Arctic Wave | Andøya, NO |
Back-and-forth | Into The Great Wide Open | Vlieland, NL | |
2019 | The Kultrun of Cañon Del Blanco | Valley of the Possible | Curacautin, CL |
2018 | The Forgotten Melodies of Pleng Arak | Time/Place program by WeTransfer | Kampong Tong, KH |
selected exhibitions | |||
2022 | Changes on Northern Shores | Arktikum | Rovaniemi, FI |
Biennale Chroniques | Bibliothèque Méjanes | Aix-en-Provence, FR | |
Schemerlicht Festival* | Goffertpark | Nijmegen, NL | |
Into The Great Wide Open | Oost-Vlieland | Vlieland, NL | |
STRP Festival | Pullman Hotel | Eindhoven, NL | |
Nordlyst Festival | Andenes Lighthouse | Andøya, NO | |
AyarKut Foundation - Terrestrial Voice | Online | Yakutsk, RU | |
2021 | ZER0|1NE Festival* | Hansen House | Jerusalem, IL |
Uncloud Festival - Transliminal | Pieter Baan Centrum | Utrecht, NL | |
Rokolectiv - Earthtly Affairs | Guesthouse | Bucharest, RO | |
5020 - Intangible losses | Online | Salzburg, AT | |
2020 | FIBER Festival - Instability | Tolhuistuin | Amsterdam, NL |
ArtScience graduation show | Royal Academy of Art (KABK) | The Hague, NL | |
Polarities* | MU Hybrid Art House | Eindhoven, NL | |
2019 | Agri/Cultures.Seed-Links | Global Seed Vault | Svalbard, NO |
selected performances | |||
2022 | Eigengrau* | The Grey Space in The Middle | The Hague, NL |
Sonic Acts* | OT301 | Amsterdam, NL | |
2021 | Meakusma* | Cinema Eupen | Eupen, BE |
Le Guess Who?* | Pieter Baan Centrum | Utrecht, NL | |
TodaysArt x SHAPE* | The Grey Space in the Middle | The Hague, NL | |
Warping Halos* | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, NL | |
2020 | Rewire x Korzo* | Paard | The Hague, NL |
FIBER Festival* | De Brakke Grond | Amsterdam, NL | |
Field Records Label Night | Dynamic Range Bar | Amsterdam, NL | |
Alpenglühen#51 | La Matriz Espacio | Madrid, ES | |
2019 | The LIMA Collection: New Work* | LIMA | Amsterdam, NL |
Amsterdam Art Weekend* | Westergasfabriek | Amsterdam, NL | |
Rewire Festival | The Grey Space in the Middle | The Hague, NL | |
Mysteries of the Deep - Dimensions | Magick City | Brooklyn, USA | |
Field Records: Future History* | Secret Location | Kiev, UKR | |
Field Records: Future History* | OHM | Berlin, DE | |
Organik Festival 2018* | Niushan Huting | Hualien, TW | |
Mirage Festival | Les Subsistances | Lyon, FR | |
lectures / conferences / workshops | |||
2022 | Biennale Chroniques (conference) | Bibliothèque Méjanes | Aix-en-Provence, FR |
Re~search ~shape ~store (workshop) | Royal Academy of Art (KABK) | The Hague, NL | |
Art & Science Center (online lecture) | ITMO University | Saint Petersburg, RU | |
2021 | Sound+light (online workshop) | Washington International School (WIS) | Washington, US |
Insomnia Festival (lecture/conference) | Arctic University Museum | Tromsø, NO | |
Festival de la Imagen (online lecture) | Department of Visual Design | Manizales, CO | |
Body:Head (online workshop) | University of Art and Design (HEAD) | Geneva, CH | |
Material and Immaterial (conference) | Royal Academy of Art (KABK) | The Hague, NL | |
TEI Conference (lecture) | 5020 / fünfzigzwanzig | Salzburg, AT | |
Social Re-Approaching (online lecture) | Royal Academy of Art (KABK) | The Hague, NL | |
2020 | Sensing Place (lecture/conference) | De Brakke Grond | Amsterdam, NL |
Polarities (lecture) | MU Hybrid Art House | Eindhoven, NL | |
2019 | VOTP (lecture/conference) | Catholic University of Temuco | Temuco, CL |