Maïder Fortuné

As an artist, Maïder FORTUNÉ (1973, France) makes use of different mediums such as video, photography, film and installation. She studied Literature and Theatre in Paris before entering Le Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Arts, where she began to experiment with ‘the experience of the image’. Here she developed a performance-related practice of the technological image, a genuine experience of the image and its processes. Recently, her practice turned to more narrative preoccupations. Fortuné’s work has been exhibited internationally at Centre Pompidou in Paris, Vancouver Art Gallery and Loop Barcelona, among others. L’inconnu de Collegno (2019) and Communicating Vessels (2020, Ammodo Tiger Short Competition) both had their world premiere in Rotterdam.
Filmography
Totem (2001, short), Licorne (2007, short), Curtain! (2008, short), Carrousel (2010), LÉJ #1 (Duino) (2013), The Yellow Blind (2015, short), Jacare (2016, short), L’inconnu de Collegno/The Stranger of Collegno (2019, mid-length), Communicating Vessels (2020, short, co-dir), OUTHERE (for Lee Lozano) (2021, co-dir)
More info: Maïder Fortuné
Maïder Fortuné at IFFR
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L’ inconnu de Collegno
A man in an empty room, an interrogation. What is his past? Various people are used to unravel the mystery.
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Communicating Vessels
A peculiar story about the inevitable merging of life and art, channelling seminal performances by Joan Jonas and Lygia Clark.