{"id":8854,"date":"2026-08-15T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/yann-2\/?page_id=8854"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:27:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/?page_id=8854","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yd-about\" data-about-root=\"\" data-about-language=\"fr\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-header\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-titleline\">\n<h1>BIO<\/h1>\n<div class=\"yd-about-lang-switch\" aria-label=\"Language\"><button class=\"is-active\" type=\"button\" data-about-lang=\"fr\" aria-pressed=\"true\">FR<\/button><br \/>\n<span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><br \/>\n<button type=\"button\" data-about-lang=\"en\" aria-pressed=\"false\">EN<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-header-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"yd-about-intro\">\n<figure class=\"yd-about-portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/yann-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/V9A8018-NB-copie-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait de Yann Datessen\" \/><figcaption class=\"yd-about-photo-credit\">2024 @ A\u00efda Ali Sa\u00efd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"yd-about-bio\">\n<p><!-- ===================================================== BIO FR ===================================================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"yd-about-lang-panel\" lang=\"fr\" data-about-fr=\"\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-bio-label\">BIOGRAPHIE<\/div>\n<p>D\u00e9vor\u00e9 depuis l\u2019enfance par la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de faire des images,<br \/>\nje produis longtemps, dans mon coin, dessins, peintures et photographies.<br \/>\nJ\u2019apprends le m\u00e9tier de photographe en autodidacte<br \/>\net ne commence \u00e0 montrer mes s\u00e9ries que tardivement.<br \/>\nEn 2012, l\u2019universit\u00e9 Paris-Sorbonne me demande<br \/>\nde monter un atelier photographique ; j\u2019y d\u00e9couvre un go\u00fbt pour<br \/>\nles pratiques curatoriales et fonde <em>Cleptafire<\/em>,<br \/>\nun m\u00e9dia en ligne consacr\u00e9 \u00e0 la photographie \u00e9mergente.<br \/>\nDepuis, je partage mon temps entre cr\u00e9ation, enseignement et commissariat.<\/p>\n<p>Je m\u2019int\u00e9resse \u00e0 ce qui refuse de rester en place.<br \/>\nLa photographie d\u2019abord : je la pense rarement isol\u00e9e ou immobile<br \/>\net construis une grande partie de ma d\u00e9marche autour du polyptyque,<br \/>\ndes modes de diffusion et du s\u00e9quen\u00e7age.<br \/>\nJe cherche \u00e9galement \u00e0 faire sortir mes travaux de l\u2019espace d\u2019exposition,<br \/>\n\u00e0 les soumettre au vent, \u00e0 l\u2019eau, aux passants et au hasard.<br \/>\nEn 2015, j\u2019installe <em>Le L\u00e9th\u00e9<\/em> tout au long du canal de l\u2019Ourcq ;<br \/>\nen 2020, je relie artisanalement <em>L\u2019Ach\u00e9ron<\/em><br \/>\nen cent exemplaires \u00e9tanch\u00e9ifi\u00e9s que je confie aux grands fleuves europ\u00e9ens.<\/p>\n<p>Mes documentaires prolongent cette r\u00e9flexion autour du d\u00e9placement,<br \/>\nde l\u2019\u00e9mancipation, de la r\u00e9sistance et des territoires qui tentent<br \/>\nd\u2019\u00e9chapper \u00e0 ce qui les assigne.<br \/>\nEn 2014, je vis cinq mois \u00e0 Christiania, \u00e0 Copenhague ;<br \/>\nde 2016 \u00e0 2019, je pars sur les traces d\u2019Arthur Rimbaud ;<br \/>\nde 2021 \u00e0 2025, je d\u00e9veloppe <em>Nitassinan<\/em><br \/>\ndans plusieurs communaut\u00e9s innues du Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===================================================== BIO EN ===================================================== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"yd-about-lang-panel\" lang=\"en\" data-about-en=\"\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-bio-label\">BIOGRAPHY<\/div>\n<p>Consumed since childhood by the need to make images,<br \/>\nI spent years, on my own, making drawings, paintings and photographs.<br \/>\nI taught myself photography<br \/>\nand only began showing my series much later.<br \/>\nIn 2012, Paris-Sorbonne University asked me<br \/>\nto set up a photography workshop; there I developed an interest<br \/>\nin curatorial practice and founded <em>Cleptafire<\/em>,<br \/>\nan online platform devoted to emerging photography.<br \/>\nSince then, I have divided my time between artistic practice,<br \/>\nteaching and curating.<\/p>\n<p>I am interested in what refuses to stay in place.<br \/>\nPhotography first: I rarely think of it as isolated or static,<br \/>\nand much of my practice is built around polyptychs,<br \/>\nmodes of circulation and sequencing.<br \/>\nI also seek to take my work out of exhibition spaces,<br \/>\nexposing it to wind, water, passers-by and chance.<br \/>\nIn 2015, I installed <em>Le L\u00e9th\u00e9<\/em> along the Canal de l\u2019Ourcq;<br \/>\nin 2020, I hand-bound <em>L\u2019Ach\u00e9ron<\/em><br \/>\nin one hundred waterproof copies and entrusted them to major European rivers.<\/p>\n<p>My documentary projects extend this reflection on displacement,<br \/>\nemancipation, resistance and territories that try to escape<br \/>\nwhat fixes them in place.<br \/>\nIn 2014, I spent five months in Christiania, Copenhagen;<br \/>\nfrom 2016 to 2019, I followed in the footsteps of Arthur Rimbaud;<br \/>\nfrom 2021 to 2025, I developed <em>Nitassinan<\/em><br \/>\nwithin several Innu communities in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- ===================================================== CV FR ===================================================== --><\/p>\n<section class=\"yd-about-cv yd-about-lang-panel\" lang=\"fr\" data-about-fr=\"\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-cv-grid\">\n<section class=\"yd-about-section yd-about-section-exhibitions\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-section-head\">\n<h2>EXPOSITIONS S\u00c9LECTIONN\u00c9ES<\/h2>\n<p>01<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"yd-about-list\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>05.11.2026<br \/>\n\u2014 25.01.2027<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 exposition personnelle,<br \/>\nMus\u00e9e national d\u2019ethnologie, Lisbonne, Portugal<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>08 \u2014 31.05.2026<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 exposition collective,<br \/>\nFestival des Boutographies, Montpellier<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>31.01<br \/>\n\u2014 27.04.2026<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 exposition personnelle,<br \/>\nStimultania, Strasbourg<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>30.10.2025<br \/>\n\u2014 30.04.2026<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 exposition personnelle,<br \/>\nMus\u00e9e Ilnu de Mashteuiatsh, Canada<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>23.11.2021<br \/>\n\u2014 20.02.2022<\/time>Rimbaud \u2014 exposition collective,<br \/>\nBiblioth\u00e8que nationale de France,<br \/>\n<em>La photographie \u00e0 tout prix<\/em>, Paris<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>05.11.2021<br \/>\n\u2014 15.01.2022<\/time>Rimbaud \u2014 installations simultan\u00e9es,<br \/>\nParis Gare de l\u2019Est, Marseille Saint-Charles<br \/>\net Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>27.10<br \/>\n\u2014 10.11.2021<\/time>Rimbaud \u2014<br \/>\nItin\u00e9raire des photographes voyageurs, Bordeaux<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"yd-about-section yd-about-section-publications\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-section-head\">\n<h2>LIVRES &amp; PRESSE<\/h2>\n<p>02<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"yd-about-list\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Sept. 2026<\/time><em>Nitassinan<\/em> \u2014 \u00c9ditions Le Bec en l\u2019Air, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Mars 2026<\/time><em>Blind Magazine<\/em>, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Nov. 2022<\/time>Revue <em>Bout du monde<\/em> #52, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Mai 2022<\/time><em>Rimbaud<\/em> \u2014 \u00c9ditions Loco, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Janv. 2022<\/time><em>Artension<\/em> #171, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Ao\u00fbt 2021<\/time><em>Fisheye Magazine<\/em>, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Juin 2021<\/time><em>Polka<\/em> #53, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>F\u00e9vr. 2021<\/time><em>L\u2019Ach\u00e9ron<\/em> \u2014 \u00c9dition \u00ab Des fleuves \u00bb, France<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"yd-about-section yd-about-section-landmarks\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-section-head\">\n<h2>REP\u00c8RES<\/h2>\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"yd-about-list\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>2025<\/time>Collection Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>2021<\/time>Laur\u00e9at de la Bourse du Talent<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Depuis 2019<\/time>Charg\u00e9 de cours photo \u2014 Sorbonne\u00a0Nouvelle\u00a0(Paris\u00a03)<br \/>\net Panth\u00e9on\u2011Sorbonne Universit\u00e9\u00a0(Paris\u00a01)<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Depuis 2017<\/time>Charg\u00e9 de cours photo \u2014 Sciences Po Paris<br \/>\net Universit\u00e9 de Versailles<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Depuis 2017<\/time>Enseignant r\u00e9f\u00e9rent \u2014 Campus photo,<br \/>\nfestival de Vend\u00f4me<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Depuis 2012<\/time>Charg\u00e9 de cours photo \u2014 Paris\u2011Sorbonne\u00a0Universit\u00e9\u00a0(Paris\u00a04)<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Depuis 2011<\/time>Fondateur \u2014 r\u00e9dacteur en chef de CLEPTAFIRE,<br \/>\nphoto magazine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- ===================================================== CV EN ===================================================== --><\/p>\n<section class=\"yd-about-cv yd-about-lang-panel\" lang=\"en\" data-about-en=\"\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-cv-grid\">\n<section class=\"yd-about-section yd-about-section-exhibitions\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-section-head\">\n<h2>SELECTED EXHIBITIONS<\/h2>\n<p>01<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"yd-about-list\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Nov. 5, 2026<br \/>\n\u2014 Jan. 25, 2027<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 solo exhibition,<br \/>\nNational Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon, Portugal<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>May 8 \u2014 31, 2026<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 group exhibition,<br \/>\nFestival des Boutographies, Montpellier<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Jan. 31<br \/>\n\u2014 Apr. 27, 2026<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 solo exhibition,<br \/>\nStimultania, Strasbourg<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Oct. 30, 2025<br \/>\n\u2014 Apr. 30, 2026<\/time>Nitassinan \u2014 solo exhibition,<br \/>\nMus\u00e9e Ilnu de Mashteuiatsh, Canada<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Nov. 23, 2021<br \/>\n\u2014 Feb. 20, 2022<\/time>Rimbaud \u2014 group exhibition,<br \/>\nBiblioth\u00e8que nationale de France,<br \/>\n<em>La photographie \u00e0 tout prix<\/em>, Paris<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Nov. \u2014 Dec. 2021<\/time>Rimbaud \u2014 simultaneous installations,<br \/>\nParis Gare de l\u2019Est, Marseille Saint-Charles<br \/>\nand Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Oct. 27<br \/>\n\u2014 Nov. 10, 2021<\/time>Rimbaud \u2014<br \/>\nItin\u00e9raire des photographes voyageurs, Bordeaux<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"yd-about-section yd-about-section-publications\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-section-head\">\n<h2>BOOKS &amp; PRESS<\/h2>\n<p>02<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"yd-about-list\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Sept. 2026<\/time><em>Nitassinan<\/em> \u2014 \u00c9ditions Le Bec en l\u2019Air, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Mar. 2026<\/time><em>Blind Magazine<\/em>, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Nov. 2022<\/time><em>Bout du monde<\/em> #52, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>May 2022<\/time><em>Rimbaud<\/em> \u2014 \u00c9ditions Loco, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Jan. 2022<\/time><em>Artension<\/em> #171, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Aug. 2021<\/time><em>Fisheye Magazine<\/em>, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Jun. 2021<\/time><em>Polka<\/em> #53, France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Feb. 2021<\/time><em>L\u2019Ach\u00e9ron<\/em> \u2014 \u201cDes fleuves\u201d edition, France<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"yd-about-section yd-about-section-landmarks\">\n<header class=\"yd-about-section-head\">\n<h2>MILESTONES<\/h2>\n<p>03<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"yd-about-list\">\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>2025<\/time>Collection of the Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>2021<\/time>Bourse du Talent laureate<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Since 2019<\/time>Photography lecturer \u2014 Sorbonne\u00a0Nouvelle\u00a0(Paris\u00a03)<br \/>\nand Panth\u00e9on\u2011Sorbonne University\u00a0(Paris\u00a01)<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Since 2017<\/time>Photography lecturer \u2014 Sciences Po Paris<br \/>\nand University of Versailles<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Since 2017<\/time>Lead photography instructor \u2014 Campus photo,<br \/>\nVend\u00f4me festival<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Since 2012<\/time>Photography lecturer \u2014 Paris\u2011Sorbonne\u00a0University\u00a0(Paris\u00a04)<\/div>\n<div class=\"yd-about-row\"><time>Since 2011<\/time>Founder and editor-in-chief \u2014 CLEPTAFIRE,<br \/>\nphotography magazine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIO FR \/ EN 2024 @ A\u00efda Ali Sa\u00efd BIOGRAPHIE D\u00e9vor\u00e9 depuis l\u2019enfance par la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de faire des images, je produis longtemps, dans mon coin, dessins, peintures et photographies. J\u2019apprends le m\u00e9tier de photographe en autodidacte et ne commence \u00e0 montrer mes s\u00e9ries que tardivement. En 2012, l\u2019universit\u00e9 Paris-Sorbonne me demande de monter un [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8854","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8854"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9765,"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8854\/revisions\/9765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yanndatessen.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}