Mathieu LION

Mathieu Lion, born in 1991, graduated from the École Supérieure d'Arts et Médias de Caen in 2015. Initially trained in the social sciences before being introduced to contemporary art forms, his work is driven by an anthropological curiosity. He was a recipient of the Culture-Justice program in 2017 and the Création en Cours program in 2019, both experiences confirming his social commitment and the intricate connection between his projects and the local area and its inhabitants. His recent research takes the form of investigations into our representations of landscapes and rural life. He was an artist-in-residence at Villa La Brugère in 2022 and at Champs des Impossibles in 2023. His photographs have been featured in exhibitions in Normandy and abroad by the American magazine Subjectively-Objective. They have also been the subject of repeated collaborations with poets and musicians.