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Laurent Montaron
Fellow
2012 - 2013
Visual arts
Biography
Laurent Montaron
Period: 2012-2013
Profession: Visual artist Born in 1972 in Verneuil-sur-Avre, lives and works in Paris, studied in Reims, followed by a post-graduate degree in Nantes. His work is steeped in the contemporary history of the media. Their advent, from mechanized representation techniques at the end of the 19th century to today’s various forms, has been accompanied by unreasoning beliefs. While the photographic image has transformed our perception of space, it is with the recording and reproduction of image, sound and voice that time itself seems to have changed. By questioning the tools that shape our representations, Laurent Montaron reveals the paradoxes that accompany our awareness of modernity.
Medici Residency Occitanie
Application 23.02 - 01.04.2026
Created in 2018 by the Occitanie Region in partnership with the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, the Price Occitanie - Medici dedicated to young contemporary creation aims to develop the international influence of talent from Occitanie by welcoming them to the Villa Medici for a research and creative stay of several months. Each year, the price attracts around a hundred candidates - visual and visual artists - eager to take advantage of the opportunity offered by a residency at one of Europe's most emblematic art centers, in contact with other artists from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. Each year, the winner of the Price Occitanie - Medici is selected on the basis of an application and an audition of the shortlisted candidates, each of whom presents his or her project to a jury made up of representatives of the Region, the Director of Villa Medici and associated experts.
