THE STORY
Better_World_Inc. is the title of a short story written by Jean-Marie Babonneau in Iceland in 2000. It is an irony piece about the delirious and humorous finding of a secret recipe for mass-producing top models by a genetic research company.
THE MAN
Copenhagen-based photographer, video director, vj, art-teacher, stop-frame animator, performer, born in France in 1971, Jean-Marie Babonneau works under the pseudonyme Better_World_Inc. when dedicating his visions & crafts to art projects & visual performances.
MULTI-CULTURAL INSPIRATION
Since his childhood, Jean-Marie has enjoyed finding inspiration and new perspectives in other cultures (in Germany 1975-1980, Iceland 1999-2002, Denmark 2003-today).
ARTS & CRAFTS
> PHOTOGRAPHY
art, portraits, press, fashion, advertising, architecture & corporate, staged photography.
> ARTISTIC DIRECTION + CONCEPT/STORY DEVELOPMENT
film manuscript, music album artwork, music videos, video installations, scenography, interactive design, sketching.
> GRAPHIC + WEB DESIGN
music album covers & inlays, visit-cards, post-cards, film & concert posters, dvd covers & inlays.
> ART
photography, exhibitions, installations, projections, light-sculptures/structures.
> VIDEO + FILM
short-movies, stop-frame animations, live vj performances, video-installations for art & corporate purposes.
> PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHING + ARTISTIC GUIDANCE
photography workshops with adult-student groups, private consultancy & courses.
EDUCATION
- the Academy of Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts) in Nantes, France (BA, 1995),
- the French National School of Photography in Arles (MA, 1999),
- apprentice of Lucien Clergue (photographer of Picasso & Cocteau, co-founder of the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles, in 1969).
CLIENT & SPONSOR REFERENCES
MTV Networks, Ateliers Jean Nouvel architecture (DR Concert hall), Sony Playstation 2 & 3 & PSP, Denmarkfashion.com, The Danish Film Institute, Le Monde french newspaper, Orange telecom, Miss Sixty Wear, Björn Borg Wear, The Danish Youths’ Red Cross, X18 icelandic shoe design, SLRP.com, the Icelandic National Theatre, Inside Poker british mag., Atlantica Icelandair’s Magazine, Koda danish musical rights, Cinal danish furniture design, The French Embassy in Denmark, Chronopost, The Icelandic Film Co., The Commune of Reykjavík, Panarctica Film Prod., Saga Film Prod., Fróði Publishing, Gaffa & Soundvenue danish Music Magazines, Wonderland danish design mag., DPI taiwanese design Mag., Trax french music mag., Undirtónar icelandic music mag., Mórgunbladid icelandic newspaper, Newbie promotional postcards, Salaam danish film festival, Ishug icelandic software fund, Gagarín & Trackwell icelandic software co., The International Photography Festival of Arles, Eskimo & Unique & Scoop model agencies, Pachanga Club & We Double You & The Human Office musical/art/promo event organizers.
PHOTOGRAPHY OF PERSONALITIES & MUSIC BANDS
Björk, David Lynch, Peter Lindbergh, Lucien Clergue, Laurent Garnier, Kent, Air, Asian Dub Foundation, Dominique Pinon, The Herbaliser, Gus Gus, Sigur Rós, Quarashi, Kraftwerk, Mogwai, Múm, DJ Vadim, Emiliana Torrini, Katie Melua, Ali Waqas (Outlandish), Niels Henning Ørsted Petersen, Oliver Bjerrehus, Gus Hansen, Kurt Westergaard, Dimitri from Paris, Jens Christian Grøndahl, Hans Otto Jørgensen, Christine Hesselholdt, Thomas Knak/Opiate, Bjørn Svin , Spektakel, Pernille Rübner-Petersen, …
TOP-CITIES
Copenhagen, Paris, Reykjavík, Berlin, Nantes, Arles, Barcelona, Firenze, Venezia, London, New-York City, and hopefully more to come!
