Thibault Brunet

Thibault Brunet is a unique photographer mainly evolving in virtual worlds. He drew the attention of several national and international institutions (reGeneration2 laureate 2008 Elysée Museum, Lausanne; finalist of the Aperture Foundation Prize 2012 in New York; Talents FOAM 2013 in Amsterdam; Mois de la Photo in Paris 2012; European Month of Photography in Berlin, Vienna and Luxembourg 2012-2013; Month of Photography in Los Angeles 2013; Institute of Contemporary Art in Villeurbanne in 2013; Sciences Po Prize for Contemporary Art 2014 – Public Prize; Art-Collector Coup de Coeur Prize at Jeune Création 2014; Carte Blanche PMU 2014 at Le BAL laureate).

Following his landscapes studies - Vice City and Landscapes series – and his study of portraits - First Person Shooter series – produced within video games in the context of the photographic project France(s), territoire liquide, he develops the series Typology of the virtual with data collected from Google Earth. For Carte Blanche PMU 2014 at Le BAL, he produces 3D scanner shots, photographic research currently being pursued with the technical partnership of Leica.

Several solo exhibitions are scheduled in 2015 at the Sunol Foundation in Barcelona, at the Espace Saint-Cyprien in Toulouse (March-April), at Le Cube in Issy-les-Moulineaux as part of the Digital Arts Biennial in Paris and at Galerie Binôme.

He is also taking part in the following exhibitions: Nouveaux territoires de l’image (New Image Territory) at the FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon in Montpellier ; Art-Collector Coup de coeur Prize in Paris ; Jeune Création International in Singapore with the Institute of Contemporary Art in Villeurbanne. An exhibition project is underway with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon as part of the Lyon Biennial 2015.

After the publication of Les Immobiles by Filigranes editions in January, a monograph is underway with the publishing house Loco. Galerie Binôme has also presented his work at Art Paris Art Fair 2015.