BIOGRAPHY
1995

Live and work in Paris.

His work explores the performative dimension of photography – in its creation, dissemination, and perception. Combining scientific methods, experimentation, and humorous, often absurd gestures, Lignier investigates the mechanisms of image production and the impact of digital technologies on the way we see and understand the world. His artistic practice moves between performance, installation, and conceptual photography, marked by a reflective and experimental approach to the medium. Lignier understand photography as an expanded, performative act and rethink the relationship between technology, perception, and the body.

EDUCATION
MFA                      Beaux-Arts Paris         FR   2024
MA Photography           ECAL                     CH   2022
PRIZES
A New Gaze               Vontobel Grant           CH   2023
Plat(t)form              Fotomuseum Winthertur    CH   2023
Prix Images Vevey×ECAL   Images Vevey             CH   2022

COLLECTIONS
Fotomuseum Winterthur    Winterthur               CH
Vontobel Collection      Zürich                   CH

PUBLIC TALKS

Artist Talk              Jousse Entreprise        FR   2025
Artist Talk              Vontobel Collection      CH   2024
Artist Talk              Lullin+Ferrari           CH   2023
Artist Talk              ECAL                     CH   2023

LECTURER

MASTER PHOTOGRAPHY       ECAL                     CH   2024            
PRESS

New York Times
KUNSTFORUM International
FOAM Magazine
Images Vevey
Vogue Italia
France Culture
Fotomuseum Winthertur
Philosophie Magazine
Il Giornale Del Arte
Corriere della Sera
KLIMA Magazine
Permanent Beta
Seattle Times
The Eye of Photography
Fisheye Magazine
Pùblico
Zero
ArtsLife
CBC
WGN
Daily Mail
Novembre Magazine
Wikipedia : Rat
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