Olivier de Sagazan | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
Known for | Performance art, sculptor, painter |
Website | olivierdesagazan |
Olivier de Sagazan (born 1959 in Brazzaville, Congo) is a French artist, painter, sculptor and performer.[1] His most famous performance, "Transfiguration", was created in 1998, with more than 300 performances in 25 countries. In "Transfiguration", de Sagazan changes identities on stage from man to animal and from animal to various hybrid creatures. He pierces, obliterates and unravels the layers on his face in a frenzied search for new essence and form. In this regard he has stated, "I am flabbergasted in seeing to what degree people think it's normal, or even trite, to be alive". "Transfiguration" has been characterized as giving new meaning to the notion of life, offering a captivating, disturbing and stirring glimpse into an alternative selfhood utterly unconstrained by inhibition.
De Sagazan has collaborated with such artists as:
- FKA Twigs[2]
- Ron Fricke for the 2011 film Samsara[3]
- Qiu Yang for the movie O produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien[4]
- Gareth Pugh and Nick Knight[5]
- Wim Vandekeybus[6]
- David Wahl[7]
Television
In Channel Zero: Candle Cove, de Sagazan portrays The Skin Taker.
See also
References
- ↑ "Le Nazairien Olivier De Sagazan se transforme à Hollywood". L'Echo de la Presqu'île (in French). 2 June 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "FKA Twigs & Olivier De Sagazan" – via www.academyfilms.com.
- ↑ "Olivier de Sagazan (Paris), a filming location from the film Samsara". 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "O | VR Project - Qiu Yang". whosqiuyang.com.
- ↑ "Fashion Film: Gareth Pugh S/S 18 | SHOWstudio". www.showstudio.com.
- ↑ "Hands do not touch your precious Me". Ultima Vez.
- ↑ "Nos cœurs en Terre". Festival d'Avignon.
External links
Media related to Olivier de Sagazan at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- A journey to the edge of anxiety: an interview with Olivier de Sagazan with Art Media Agency