I am a sound and video artist exploring the ambiguity between reality and our conception of it. Through nuance or distortion, I amplify the interrelations between perception and emotion. Time, the senses and dreams play key roles in my work, conjuring a language that is often metaphorical and triggering unexpected mental images. My practice is protean and intermedial, combining sounds and images in installation or projection, in still or moving forms. I seek to present a philosophical and poetic view of the world, convinced that art exists to reveal what we don't see or wouldn't have seen. A work of art can shift our gaze, enrich us and transform our perception. My quest is to (re)poetise the world through the visual arts.

Samuel Bester

I am a sound and video artist exploring the ambiguity between reality and our conception of it. Through nuance or distortion, I amplify the interrelations between perception and emotion. Time, the senses and dreams play key roles in my work, conjuring a language that is often metaphorical and triggering unexpected mental images. My practice is protean and intermedial, combining sounds and images in installation or projection, in still or moving forms. I seek to present a philosophical and poetic view of the world, convinced that art exists to reveal what we don't see or wouldn't have seen. A work of art can shift our gaze, enrich us and transform our perception. My quest is to (re)poetise the world through the visual arts.

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I am a sound and video artist exploring the ambiguity between reality and our conception of it. Through nuance or distortion, I amplify the interrelations between perception and emotion. Time, the senses and dreams play key roles in my work, conjuring a language that is often metaphorical and triggering unexpected mental images. My practice is protean and intermedial, combining sounds and images in installation or projection, in still or moving forms. I seek to present a philosophical and poetic view of the world, convinced that art exists to reveal what we don’t see or wouldn’t have seen. A work of art can shift our gaze, enrich us and transform our perception. My quest is to (re)poetise the world through the visual arts.

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Language

French
Fluent
German
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Video designer for museum scenography at Marseille Archaeology Museum / Avignon venue
December 31, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Video creations for the JO2025? actually 2025; video productions for Marseille Archaeology Museum and Jean Vilar House in Avignon.
Video creator for museum scenography at Musée d'Archéologie de Marseille
January 1, 2025 - Present
2 video creations for the Musée d'Archéologie de Marseille and the Maison Jean Vilar in Avignon.
Video designer for museum scenography at Marseille Archaeology Museum; Jean Vilar House in Avignon
January 1, 2025 - Present
Video creations (2 productions) for museum scenography in 2025.
Video artist for museum scenography at Marseille Archaeology Museum; Jean Vilar House (Avignon)
January 1, 2025 - November 17, 2025
Video creations for museum scenography (2 productions) in 2025.
Video designer for Ancient Pentathlon / JO2024-certified exhibition at Marseille Archaeology Museum / Vieille Charité
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Video designs for Ancient Pentathlon, Pentathlon 2024 at Marseille Archaeology Museum and Vieille Charité.
Co-artistic director, Les Instants Vidéo festival at Les Instants Vidéo festival
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Co-artistic direction, programming and scenography of the festival (~10 exhibitions, ~40 installations, ~15 screenings, ~4 performances per year). Based in Marseille and internationally.
Video designer for JO2024 Ancient Pentathlon exhibition at Marseille Archaeology Museum
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Video creations for JO2024-certified Ancient Pentathlon exhibition; includes multiple productions.
Co-artistic director, programming and scenography at Les Instants Vidéo festival
December 31, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Co-artistic direction, programming and scenography for the festival; responsible for ~10 exhibitions, ~40 installations, ~15 screenings, and ~4 performances annually, across Marseille and international venues.
Video creator for Ancient Pentathlon exhibition at Marseille Archaeology Museum (Vieille Charité)
January 1, 2024 - Present
Video creations (11 productions) for the 2024 Olympics-certified exhibition Ancient Pentathlon, Pentathlon 2024 at the Marseille Archaeology Museum, Vieille Charité, Marseille.
Video designer for JO2024-certified exhibition Ancient Pentathlon at Marseille Archaeology Museum; Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Video creations (11 productions) for the JO2024-certified Ancient Pentathlon exhibition.
Technical coordinator, programming and scenography at Les Instants Vidéo festival
December 31, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Technical coordination, programming and scenography for the festival; responsibilities include exhibitions, installations, screenings and performances.
Co-artistic director, programming and scenography at Les Instants Vidéo festival
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024
Co-artistic direction, programming and scenography; approximately 10 exhibitions, 40 installations, 15 screenings and 4 performances annually, in Marseille and internationally.
Video teacher at DNMADE program, Blase Pascal high school, Marseille
January 1, 2022 - November 17, 2025
Video teacher for the DNMADE program.
Video designer / mapping for museum installations at Marseille Archaeology Museum and Vieille Charité, Marseille
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Video creations and mapping for permanent collections and exhibitions (2016-2021).
Video designer / mapping for permanent collection installations at Marseille Archaeology Museum (Vieille Charité)
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Video creations and multi-broadcast mapping for the museum’s permanent collection.
Video designer for Syria exhibition at Marseille Archaeology Museum, Vieille Charité
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Video creations for Syria exhibition at the Marseille Archaeology Museum, Vieille Charité.
Video designer for Syria exhibition (temporary) at Marseille Archaeology Museum
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Video creations for the temporary Syria exhibition at Vieille Charité.
Video creator for Syria exhibition at Marseille Archaeology Museum
January 1, 2020 - Present
Video creations (5 productions) for the temporary exhibition on Syria at the Marseille Archaeology Museum, Vieille Charité centre.
Video designer for temporary exhibition Syria at Marseille Archaeology Museum (Vieille Charité)
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Video creations for the temporary exhibition on Syria.
Video Director at Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence
January 1, 2019 - Present
Video direction of the Festival International d’Art Lyrique in Aix en Provence (2 months a year).
Régisseur vidéo at Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence
January 1, 2019 - Present
Video technician for the Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival (2 months per year).
Video creations and mapping for permanent collection at Marseille Archaeology Museum
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021
Video creations and mapping (12 productions) for the permanent collection of the Marseille Archaeology Museum, located in the Vieille Charité, Marseille.
Video designer / mapping for permanent collection at Marseille Archaeology Museum (Vieille Charité)
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021
Video creations and mapping for the permanent collection (12 productions).
Video designer / mapping for museum exhibitions at Marseille Archaeology Museum / Vieille Charité
December 31, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Video creations and mapping for museum exhibitions, including permanent collection installations and special exhibitions.
Video creations, multi-broadcast mapping and scenography for Le Banquet at Marseille Archaeology Museum
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016
Video creations, multi-broadcast mapping and scenography for the exhibition Le Banquet at the Marseille Archaeology Museum.
Video designer / mapping and scenography at Marseille Archaeology Museum (Vieille Charité)
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Video creations, multi-broadcast mapping and scenography for Le Banquet.
Video creations for live concert shows at Marseille / Various
December 31, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Video creations for live performances and concerts (multiple projects).
Real-time video creation for dance show 'the waves' at collectif Skalen
December 31, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Real-time video creation for the dance show 'the waves' (live performance).
Real-time video creation for dance performances at collectif Skalen
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Real-time video creation for the dance performances "the waves" with collectif Skalen.
Video designer for concert projection at Vieille Charité / Nuits d'hiver
December 31, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Video projections for winter concerts at Vieille Charité Marseille.
Real-time video creations for dance performances at collectif Skalen
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012
Real-time video creations for the dance performances "If I…", "Les Instants_e", "Ex_pose".
Technical coordination & video production at Les Instants Vidéo festival
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2025
Technical coordination and video production of the Les Instants Vidéo festival.
Co-artistic director, programming and scenography at Les Instants Vidéo festival
January 1, 2008 - Present
Co-artistic director, programming and scenography of the Les Instants Vidéo festival (Marseille and internationally), coordinating ~10 exhibitions, ~40 installations, ~15 screenings, ~4 performances per year.
Coordination technique et régie vidéo at Les Instants Vidéo
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2024
Technical coordination and video rigging for the Les Instants Vidéo festival (~10 exhibitions, ~40 installations, ~15 projections, ~4 performances per year), in Marseille and internationally.
Co-artistic director, programmer and scenography at Les Instants Vidéo festival
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2024
Co-artistic direction, programming and scenography of the Les Instants Vidéo festival (~10 exhibitions, ~40 installations, ~15 screenings, ~4 performances every year), in Marseille and internationally.
Technical coordinator, programming and scenography at Les Instants Vidéo festival
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2022
Technical coordination, programming and scenography for the Les Instants Vidéo festival; approximately 10 exhibitions, 40 installations, 15 screenings and 4 performances annually, in Marseille and internationally.
Video creator for live performances at Commun Instant / Collectif Skalen
December 31, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Real-time video creation for dance shows including Entre deux; collaboration with Sophie-Charlotte Gautier
Video creation for Entre deux (co-realized) at Instants Vidéo
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
Video creations for the dance performances "Entre deux" (co-realized with Sophie-Charlotte Gautier).
Video creations for live performances at Compagnie Commun Instant
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2007
Video creations for live performances (selection).
Video production at CUMULUS
January 1, 2002 - Present
Production of films, reports, multi-camera recordings, trailers and compositing for live performances, museums and independent authors.

Education

National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) with honours (Video Art option) at Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1997
DNSEP Art diploma at Arts Décoratifs School, Strasbourg
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) with honours (Video Art option) at Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1993
DNSEP Art diploma at Arts Décoratifs School, Strasbourg
January 11, 2030 - November 17, 2025
Baccalaureate in Applied Arts (F12) at Nîmes
January 11, 2030 - November 17, 2025
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) - Video Art option at Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1993
DNSEP Art diploma at Arts Décoratifs school, Strasbourg
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Baccalaureate in Applied Arts (F12) at Nîmes
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
DNSEP Art diploma at Arts Décoratifs, Strasbourg (FR)
January 11, 2030 - January 8, 2026
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) with honours at Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts
January 11, 2030 - January 8, 2026
Baccalaureate in Applied Arts (F12) at Nîmes
January 11, 2030 - January 8, 2026
Baccalaureate in Applied Arts (F12) at Nîmes
January 1, 1990 - December 31, 1993
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) with honours at Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1997
DNSEP Art diploma at Arts Décoratifs, Strasbourg
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
Video teacher for the DNMADE at Blase Pascal high school, Marseille
January 1, 2022 - January 27, 2026
Higher National Diploma in Plastic Expression (DNSEP) at School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg (HEAD)
January 1, 1998 - March 18, 2026
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) - Video Art option at Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts (now HEAD)
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1996
Baccalaureate in Applied Arts (F12) at Nîmes
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1993

Qualifications

Best Experimental - Galata Frame Festival
January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2025
Honorable Jury Mention - Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
January 1, 2020 - December 1, 2025
Winner - Magmart 12th edition
January 1, 2021 - December 1, 2025
Audience Award 2nd Place - FICOCC 2023
January 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Best Experimental Short Film - FICOCC 2023
January 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Special Mention Director Short Film - FICOCC 2023
January 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Best Screenplay Short Film - FICOCC 2023
January 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Best Sound Design Short Film - FICOCC 2023
January 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
DNSEP Art diploma
January 11, 2030 - January 8, 2026
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP) with honours
January 11, 2030 - January 8, 2026
Baccalaureate in Applied Arts (F12)
January 11, 2030 - January 8, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other, Non-Profit Organization