Jacques Perconte
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Jacques Perconte is a French
Filmmaker
and new media artist
born 1974 and living in Paris. His last artwork After the fire travelled all over the world. Since 1999 his films and new media projects explore the digital medium.
Nicole Brenez, historian of cinema, Cinémathèque Française
.
Born in 1974 in Grenoble
(France), Jacques Perconte lives and works in Paris
. He is well known as one of the pioneers of French internet art
. He is among the first artists to have worked on compression codec
s.
Jacques made his debuts with internet
and video art
. His first films date back from 1995 and his first internet artworks from 1996. The website technart.net is the core of his work, showcasing all his activities (notes, articles, performances... the web is endless).
He frequently works with other artists. Among them : Michel Herreria (painter), Didier Arnaudet (poet), Marc Em (musician), Hugo Verlinde (filmmaker)…
Even though his works become less and less theoretical, the relation between form
and substance
remains crucial. Jacques Perconte works on the forms of fiction on various media
s as well as a formal research, focused on the body
and the landscape
.
Jacques Perconte apparently has a good knowledge of his technology, which serves him when dealing with frame and color. He tries to transform digital technology into a new media
, which can be esthetically as rich as any other classical art.
Photography : 38degrés (2003–2007), corps numériques (2002).
Digital artworks : I love you (2004), Chi Ocsha (2001–2005), tempo e pause (2001).
Installations : Soldes d'hiver (Bordeaux, 2008), Entre le ciel et la terre (Évry, 2007).
Three films by Jacques Perconte on the website of Collectif Jeune Cinéma : Le Passage, Pauillac, Margaux, Uishet.
Jacques Perconte is now preparing his new video, Impressions, produced by Triptyque Films, in which he follows French Impressionist's trail in Normandy
.
2009 Après le feu, HD, 7min
2009 La marche au coeur d'Annette, HD, 12min.
2009 Satyagraha (OUTRAGE&REBELLION), HD 5min.
2009 Le passage, HD 6min.
2008 Pauillac, Margaux, HD 10min.
2008 Hung Up, HD 5min.
2007 uishet, HD 13min.
2007 white altaïr, (d'après Hugo Verlinde) HD 3min.
2007 Le soleil de Patiras, 3min.
2006 M’pempba, avec Roger Djiguembé.
2005 octobre, 2min.
2005 k.a.r.a.o.k.e, avec Michel Herreria.
2005 Saint Augustin, SD 10min.
2005 Starkles, 38min.
2003 uaoen, SD, 29min.
2003 isz, SD, 17min.
2002 snsz, SD 29min.
2002 nszra, SD.
2002 wissszzz wiiijing
2002 esz, SD 4min.
2002 xsz,SD 4min.
2001 I'm a slave for you
2001 Phex, SD 145min.
2001 Tempo e pause, SD 60min.
2001 matre zias e imaji imacul, SD 132min.
1999 promenade, SD 11 min.
1999 Chloé
1998 Corps Numériques, SD 44min.
1997 Ncorps, SD 43min.
1997 Sables, SD 63min
1996 razer, SD 6min.
1995 azar, SD 17min.
France
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Filmmaker
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and new media artist
New Media Artist
A New Media artist may use the following media to create works of art: The Internet, computer hardware, computer software-servers, routers, personal computers, database applications, scripts and computer files...
born 1974 and living in Paris. His last artwork After the fire travelled all over the world. Since 1999 his films and new media projects explore the digital medium.
Life
" As nothing in the machine is alien to Jacques Perconte, he knows how to push it beyond its limits, how to think and create with its flaws. After him, the digital machinery is not faithful to the world because it can record its apparence, but because it can perceive its vibrations (in particular its chromatic ones), which are not mimetic, but analogous to the vibrations of reality. After more than twenty films and many monographic exhibitions, he still declares : 'I don't search, I venture !' "
Nicole Brenez, historian of cinema, Cinémathèque Française
Cinémathèque Française
The Cinémathèque Française holds one of the largest archives of films, movie documents and film-related objects in the world. Located in Paris, the Cinémathèque holds daily screenings of films from around the world.-History:...
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Born in 1974 in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
(France), Jacques Perconte lives and works in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He is well known as one of the pioneers of French internet art
Internet art
Internet art is a form of digital artwork distributed via the Internet. This form of art has circumvented the traditional dominance of the gallery and museum system, delivering aesthetic experiences via the Internet. In many cases, the viewer is drawn into some kind of interaction with the work...
. He is among the first artists to have worked on compression codec
Codec
A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec is a portmanteau of "compressor-decompressor" or, more commonly, "coder-decoder"...
s.
Jacques made his debuts with internet
Internet art
Internet art is a form of digital artwork distributed via the Internet. This form of art has circumvented the traditional dominance of the gallery and museum system, delivering aesthetic experiences via the Internet. In many cases, the viewer is drawn into some kind of interaction with the work...
and video art
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
. His first films date back from 1995 and his first internet artworks from 1996. The website technart.net is the core of his work, showcasing all his activities (notes, articles, performances... the web is endless).
He frequently works with other artists. Among them : Michel Herreria (painter), Didier Arnaudet (poet), Marc Em (musician), Hugo Verlinde (filmmaker)…
Even though his works become less and less theoretical, the relation between form
FORM
FORM is the bimonthly membership magazine of the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles , and is published in Glendale, California by Balcony Media, Inc. The magazine was launched in 2007, and covers modern design and architecture...
and substance
Substance
Substance may refer to:*Chemical substance, a material with a definite chemical composition*Drug substance*Matter, the substance of which all physical objects are made*Substance theory, theory positing that a substance is distinct from its properties....
remains crucial. Jacques Perconte works on the forms of fiction on various media
Media
Media may refer to:- Communications :* Media , tools used to store and deliver information or data** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising...
s as well as a formal research, focused on the body
Body
With regard to living things, a body is the physical body of an individual. "Body" often is used in connection with appearance, health issues and death...
and the landscape
Landscape
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...
.
Jacques Perconte apparently has a good knowledge of his technology, which serves him when dealing with frame and color. He tries to transform digital technology into a new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
, which can be esthetically as rich as any other classical art.
A selection of works
Videos : After the fire (2010), Satyagraha (2009), Pauillac, Margaux (2008) uishet (2007), uaoen (2003).Photography : 38degrés (2003–2007), corps numériques (2002).
Digital artworks : I love you (2004), Chi Ocsha (2001–2005), tempo e pause (2001).
Installations : Soldes d'hiver (Bordeaux, 2008), Entre le ciel et la terre (Évry, 2007).
Three films by Jacques Perconte on the website of Collectif Jeune Cinéma : Le Passage, Pauillac, Margaux, Uishet.
Jacques Perconte is now preparing his new video, Impressions, produced by Triptyque Films, in which he follows French Impressionist's trail in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
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Filmography
2010 Impressions, HD, 26min, Triptyque Films.2009 Après le feu, HD, 7min
2009 La marche au coeur d'Annette, HD, 12min.
2009 Satyagraha (OUTRAGE&REBELLION), HD 5min.
2009 Le passage, HD 6min.
2008 Pauillac, Margaux, HD 10min.
2008 Hung Up, HD 5min.
2007 uishet, HD 13min.
2007 white altaïr, (d'après Hugo Verlinde) HD 3min.
2007 Le soleil de Patiras, 3min.
2006 M’pempba, avec Roger Djiguembé.
2005 octobre, 2min.
2005 k.a.r.a.o.k.e, avec Michel Herreria.
2005 Saint Augustin, SD 10min.
2005 Starkles, 38min.
2003 uaoen, SD, 29min.
2003 isz, SD, 17min.
2002 snsz, SD 29min.
2002 nszra, SD.
2002 wissszzz wiiijing
2002 esz, SD 4min.
2002 xsz,SD 4min.
2001 I'm a slave for you
2001 Phex, SD 145min.
2001 Tempo e pause, SD 60min.
2001 matre zias e imaji imacul, SD 132min.
1999 promenade, SD 11 min.
1999 Chloé
1998 Corps Numériques, SD 44min.
1997 Ncorps, SD 43min.
1997 Sables, SD 63min
1996 razer, SD 6min.
1995 azar, SD 17min.