2008 PhD in Philosophy, The Burning of Visibility — at the boundary of photographic imagery and writing, Universities of Paris and Strasbourg, France, very honorable mention
2003 Diploma from The Cinema and Photographic Department of The University of Strasbourg, France, very honorable mention
Exhibitions (selection)
2017 Visual Metaphors, IDB Gallery, Washington DC, USA
2013 The Burning of Visibility : From Reality to Dream, Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States, Washington DC, USA
2011 Lost Angels, Best Award Winning, FotoSpace, Fotoweek Central, Washington, USA
2011 Mythology, Readyset DC, Washington, USA
2011 Lost Angels, Foto DC, Washington, USA
2010 Troubles – des corps et des esprits, Galery NKA, Bruxelles, Belgium
2009 L’Une d’elles à elle seule, La Chapelle, Hôtel de ville Gallery, Vesoul, France
2009 On the other side, Images Singulières, Sète, France
2008 L’Une d’elles à elle seule, Museum of Photography André Villers, Mougins, France
2008 On the other side, International Festival Les Rencontres d’Arles - Voies Off
2008 On the other side, Festival of Photojournalism, Angers, France
2007 L’une d’elles à elle seule, Cultural Center Limeil-Brévannes, France
2006 Ph(il/ot)o-graphie/ Close my eyes, Month of Photography, Gallery François Miron, Paris, France
2006 Sorry Now, Gallery De Visu, Marseille, France
2005 Ph(il/ot)o-graphie, French Institute of Dresden, Germany
2005 Ph(il/ot)o-graphie, Théâtre du Maillon, European Scene, Strasbourg, France
2005 Meeting about Photography and Writing, slideshow commented by the French Philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, Montévideo, Marseille, France
Publications
2018 Nous les vivantsin The Boundaries of the Visible, International colloquium, Brooklyn, published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
2018, Origin'elle in Temps, Photographie & Littérature published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
2017 El Mundo esta loco in Sobre la filosofia de les imagenes published by Artexarte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2016 Le peuple manque, Public space and artistic creation in Mediterranean for the Istanbul Art Biennal, Oeuvres & frontières, published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
2014 The Event of the Events, Biennales of Contemporary Art and Boundaries published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
2014 Lettre à François Soulages in L'esthétique de la photographie, Image & Ethnie published by Editora de Universidad de Estado de Bahia, Brésil,
2012 La brûlure du visible, Photographie et écriture published by L'Harmattan, Paris, France
2009 Ecrits sur l’art - Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Les presses du réel, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Geneva
2009 La seule façon de l’aimer in Maurice Blanchot et la philosophie published by Presses Universitaires of Paris X
2008 L’une d’elles à elle seule prefaced by Hélène Cixous, edited by The Museum of Photography André Villers, Mougins
2008 Gardiens de l’invisible in Levinas – Blanchot : penser la différence published by Presses Universitaires of Paris X, co-edition UNESCO
Residencies
2010 Point bWorklodge, New York, USA
2008 The French Center of Research of Jerusalem, CNRS, Israël
2007 The French House, Oxford University – CNRS, National Center for Scientific Research, Great Britain
Awards and Fellowships
2014, Selection for Imagined Realities, PhotoPlace Gallery, USA
2012 Selection for The Unreal, Kiernan Gallery, USA
2011 Selection for In Time, Kiernan Gallery, USA
2010 Honorable mention, Julia Margaret Cameron Award
2007 First Prize in Photography Competition, French Universities
2005 Fellowship of research, University of Strasbourg, France
2004 Graduate fellowship, University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France
Collections
2008 Museum Of Photography André Villers, Mougins
+ Private Collections
Career
Since 2018 Professor of Philosophy & Professor of Photography, Ecole Supérieure d'Art Bellecour, Lyon, France
Since 2014 Associate Researcher, Laboratory AIAIC "Arts des Images et art contemporain", University of Paris 8, France
Since 2014 Member of Retina International, "Recherches Esthétiques & Théorétiques sur les Images Nouvelles & Anciennes"
2010-2018 Professor of Philosophy, French International School, Washington DC, USA
2008-2010 Weekly Workshops Photography/Writing, Addiction Research and Treatment Institute, Paris, France