Dancer, composer, and beatmaker, Ivalmok quickly became a member of the National Ballet of Togo before fully venturing into music. A creator driven by movement, he gained recognition as a...

An art historian and writer, Kristina Sabaliauskaité achieved immense success with the publication of her historical saga Silva Rerum in 2008. Her second epic, The Empress of Stone, which recounts the...

A multidisciplinary artist, Neja Tomsic combines various disciplines such as drawing, photography, poetry, performance, and music. Her work focuses on forgotten stories and the revitalization of...

Chinese artist Gao Wenqian works with mediums such as interactive installations and video games to question our contemporary reality. He creates "meta-narratives" where memories transcend time...

Visual artist Anastasia Sosunova made a name for herself in her home country, Lithuania, with creations that intertwine graphic art, sculpture, video, and installation. Complex stories, rituals, and...

Between semiology, design, and contemporary art, former Villa Kujoyama laureates Angela Detanico and Rafael Lain create a multidisciplinary body of work that spans multimedia, writing, music, and...

As 2024 marks the first 10 years of craft residencies at Villa Kujoyama, initiated with the support of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation as the program's main patron, the Institut français presents...

French director, screenwriter, and animator, Benoît Chieux honed his skills at the Folimage studio, where he developed a rich and distinctive visual universe. Throughout his short and feature films...

A novelist with a radical and poignant style, Neige Sinno made a lasting impression with her second book, Triste Tigre, in 2023. After two works that received critical acclaim, she finally won over...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been fighting against his country’s regime for many years, much like Jafar Panahi, through films that bear witness to his resistance. Repeatedly sentenced, he...

A movement artist and digital creator, Antoine Schmitt envisions creations of forms "programmed to be free." In his works, he tackles themes as diverse as the condition of being free, systems of...

Contemporary artist and French filmmaker, Mathilde Lavenne works with emerging technologies and digital tools in short films and interactive installations. Graduating with honors from Le Fresnoy...

For nearly a decade, the Reunionese singer Maya Kamaty has been refining her Creole and electro-pop sounds. Resolutely open to the world, she is about to embark on a nearly month-long tour in Brazil...

Bhutanese director Pawo Choyning Dorji gained recognition with two debut feature films brimming with humanity and spontaneity. Deeply connected to Buddhism, he portrays the life of his country with...

For the past thirty years, Nelly Saunier has been working as a feather artist, a rare craft for which she was named Master of Art in 2008. Through numerous collaborations with famous haute couture...