ANTOINE JANOT
Painter, photographer, director and writer | France
Antoine Janot (1988) works in a broad range of media. He is a painter, photographer, director of short movies and writer. Between illusion and dream, Antoine Janot portrays characters lost in a continuous flow of reality and imagination.
My duty as an artist is to reflect on some issues related to society. The artist in my opinion, is a mirror of society. I am convinced that the artist can play an important role in providing solutions to our problems
PORTRAIT
Antoine Janot (1988) is a film director, photographer, poet and painter, holding a bachelor of Science. He was initially educated as an audiovisual technician at EICAR, followed by a masters degree in Cinema from the University La Sorbonne in Paris. He has co-produced an independent documentary and directed several experimental short films, which were well recognized, as well as his photography, for which he was awarded several times. In addition he published several poetry books and essays and is increasingly recognised for his paintings.
Early on Janot started to work on paper and canvas with watercolors, ink, and acrylics to find another outlet to express his poetic world. His semi-abstract works often seem hallucinating expressions somewhere between illusion and dream with figurative hints.
They reflect on our post-modern society where online perceptions tend to take over physical reality. Janot’s characters seem lost in this mixed flow of reality and imagination.
Janot has exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions in Paris, where he lives, and beyond, such as wider France, Korea, Guatemala, Netherlands and Germany.
Antoine Janot (1988) is a film director, photographer, poet and painter, holding a bachelor of Science. He was initially educated as an audiovisual technician at EICAR, followed by a masters degree in Cinema from the University La Sorbonne in Paris. He has co-produced an independent documentary and directed several experimental short films, which were well recognized, as well as his photography, for which he was awarded several times. In addition he published several poetry books and essays and is increasingly recognised for his paintings.
Early on Janot started to work on paper and canvas with watercolors, ink, and acrylics to find another outlet to express his poetic world. His semi-abstract works often seem hallucinating expressions somewhere between illusion and dream with figurative hints.
They reflect on our post-modern society where online perceptions tend to take over physical reality. Janot’s characters seem lost in this mixed flow of reality and imagination.
Janot has exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions in Paris, where he lives, and beyond, such as wider France, Korea, Guatemala, Netherlands and Germany.
SPOTLIGHT
WORKS
CREDENTIALS
Solo exhibitions
2023
- Prendre Corps (duo solo with Agathe Lepoutre), Alliance Francaise, Seoul, Korea
2022
- Garden of Eden (duo solo with Sanda Amadou), OpenArtExchange, Schiedam, The Netherlands
- French Alliance of Guatemala
2021
- Galerie L’Angle, Paris, France
Group exhibitions
2022
- Galerie Akié Arichi, Paris, France
- Human Nature, Library of Dompierre-sur-Besbre, France
2021
- CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
- Les recontres Photographiques du Prieuré
2019
- Galerie La reine blanche, Paris, France
2018
- The shouting thought, Galerie La Passerelle, Paris, France
2017
- What’s what?, Gallery La passerelle, Paris, France
2012
- Photography, Galerie des Crous, Paris, France
- Photography, Palais des Congres, Strasbourg, France
- Another city or the “other” in the city?, photography, Modern Art museum of Yerevan, Armenia
2011
- Photography, White night festival, Minneapolis, USA
Artistic residencies
2022
- Residence Garden of Eden, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
2021
- Author in residence, Les pieds dans l’eau, Jaligny-sur-Besbre, France
2012
- Photography, Museum for Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia (grant European Cultural Foundation)
Awards
2021
- Winner Yallum Magazine Photo contest, cover 18th edition
Publications
2021
- Photo Portrait, All About photo magazine
2020
- Photo series in Dodho magazine
- Indoor & Outdoor Poetry, published by Maïa
2019
- Feature movie La marche funèbre, produced by Les Valseurs (Drama, work-in-progress)
- Short movie Electric bodies, produced by Les valseurs (Science fiction)
2018
- Poetry Short stories, published by Les impliqués
2017
- Short movie Lullaby for 17 skyscrapers, 192 buildings and 13,851 inhabitants, produced by Bear team production, broadcasted on French television (Fantasy)
- Novel Le croque neige, published by L’Harmattan
2016
- Short movie The Fog people, produced by Les valseurs, broadcasted on French television (Science fiction) 2 awards / 11 international festival selections
- Novel The taster, published by Abatos
2014
- Essay Le cinéma est-il devenu muet?, published by L’Harmattan
2013
- Documentary The sleeping of the crowd, co-directed by Cyprien Leduc (Society)
2023
- Prendre Corps (duo solo with Agathe Lepoutre), Alliance Francaise, Seoul, Korea
2022
- Garden of Eden (duo solo with Sanda Amadou), OpenArtExchange, Schiedam, The Netherlands
- French Alliance of Guatemala
2021
- Galerie L’Angle, Paris, France
2022
- Galerie Akié Arichi, Paris, France
- Human Nature, Library of Dompierre-sur-Besbre, France
2021
- CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
- Les recontres Photographiques du Prieuré
2019
- Galerie La reine blanche, Paris, France
2018
- The shouting thought, Galerie La Passerelle, Paris, France
2017
- What’s what?, Gallery La passerelle, Paris, France
2012
- Photography, Galerie des Crous, Paris, France
- Photography, Palais des Congres, Strasbourg, France
- Another city or the “other” in the city?, photography, Modern Art museum of Yerevan, Armenia
2011
- Photography, White night festival, Minneapolis, USA
2022
- Residence Garden of Eden, OpenArtExchange, Schiedam (Rotterdam), Netherlands
2021
- Author in residence, Les pieds dans l’eau, Jaligny-sur-Besbre, France
2012
- Photography, Museum for Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia (grant European Cultural Foundation)
2021
- Winner Yallum Magazine Photo contest, cover 18th edition
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