Olivier Boisson (Nawak & Ventilo)
- from: 25.08.2008
- to: 15.10.2008
- In: Gares de Rotterdam et Paris-Nord / train Thalys
scenographer
photo / architecture
agenda
casting and photography: Rotterdam Centraal, from July 19th to August 9th, 2008; Paris Gare du Nord, fromAugust 25th to October 15th, 2008;
exhibition private viewing - Paris Gare du Nord: October 13th, 2008
on board a Thalys train: from October 13th to the end of 2008
Practical
Rotterdam and Paris-Nord stations/ Thalys train
Olivier Boisson, a graduate of ENSAD (French higher college of decorative arts), in Set Design (1982), has been a member of Nawak & Ventilo since it was founded. As a sculptor, he learnt his trade in the decoration workshops of the "Comédie Française" and the Paris Opera House. He worked alongside set designers Jean-Paul Chambas, Roberto Plate, Ezio Frigerio, etc., directors Jean-Pierre Vincent, Georges Lavaudant, Daniel Mesguich, Claude Regy, Roman Polanski, etc. He has also participated in numerous creations:
For Bob Wilson: the Paul Landowski exhibition (at the Petit-Palais), "Le Tombeau de Suger" (Suger's Tomb) installation at the Saint-Denis basilica, "Hot-Water" show, Bob Wilson's "Fables " exhibition; "Never Doubt I Love" exhibition, installation at the Vuitton store, etc.
Creation of sculptures for Jean-Paul Jitrois, photographed by Helmut Newton;
Creation of objects for the "Océan & Utopie" (Ocean & Utopia) and "Ligne de Fuite" (Leakage Path) shows by Philippe Genty.
Since it was founded in 1991, Nawak & Ventilo has taken part in the design and production of numerous theatre sets, in particular for the Théâtre de Chaillot (for Yannis Kokos, Antoine Vitez and Jean-Pierre Vincent), for Francis Huster, Philippe Decouflé and the Sans Toit theatre company, etc.
Nawak & Ventilo also provided the technical design and production for Jean-Luc Vilmouth's robotic "Channel Fish" at London's Waterloo station; "L'Échelle de Jacob" (Jacob's Ladder) for Thierry Dreyfus during the "Nuit Blanche" (Sleepless Night) art exhibition at the Bibliothèque Nationale (French national library).
Nawak & Ventilo put on exhibitions for the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint-Laurent, (set design: Christophe Martin) including Bob Wilson's "Fables", "Smoking for Ever", "Une Passion marocaine" (A Moroccan Passion), etc.
- Updated: 01.09.2008
