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Yann Toma (b. 1969) is a French artist living in Paris and New York He is an artist-observer at the United Nations (New York) His work focuses on energy and networking, as well as ethics In his projects, he experiments with the redistribution of Artistic Energy (LO) between artist and society He places his work and thought on the border between artistic and civic expression and places them in the context of ongoing events in the political and media As an artist and director of the Ouest-Lumière electricity company since 1991, he has developed the concept of Artistic Energy (LO). He has since 1991 reinvested in keeping alive the memory of the former electricity company Ouest-Lumière by creating a symbolic network dedicated to the production and distribution of artistic energy Yann Toma is active in issues related to climate change and energy, by including processes that are open to the body. perceptions that the public can adopt but immediately loses sight of due to conditioning, by not sensing the mass of natural inflow that ensures our relationship with nature He is also co-founder of the Maximalism movement.
Works by Yann Toma owned by museum properties, such as Centre Pompidou and Neuflize's Bank, raise questions about ideas about energy, the impact of art on society, and the importance of ethics His work draws on collective production processes in which the public plays an important role in creating the artwork and redistributing energy between artist and viewer Among Yann Toma's experimental projects concerned with the redistribution of Artistic Energy between artist and society are Dynamo-Fukushima (Grand Palais, 2011), Human Energy (Eiffel Tower, December 2015), Human Greenergy (Forbidden City Beijing, October 2016), Planet Energy (Saatchi Gallery, 2023), Polarities (New York) & A Light-World (Paris, 2024).
Yann Toma works as a professor at Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne University and conducts research at the Institute of Arts Creation Theory and Aesthetics (ACTE) at the same university He directs the Arts & Vision (MAVI) Master's program and is one of the directors of the Master's Program in Art and Innovation Management (School of Arts - School of Management).He is the Coordinating Director in numerous research projects and an observer at the Institut des Hautes Etudes par les Sciences et la Technologie (IHEST).
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Yann Toma is an artist-observer at the United Nations (New York). His works focuses on energy and networks, as well as ethics. His projects experiment with a redistribution of Artistic Energy (AE) between artist and society. He places his work and reflection at the frontier of artistic and civic expression. Since 1991, he has restored the memory of the former Ouest-Lumière company to operate and create the organization of the organization's creation of the organization.
His works, held in progressive collections such as the Center Pompidou and the Neuflize's Bank, question the notation of energy, the impact of art on society, and the importance of ethics. His projects involve a shared production process, with the public playing a crucial role in generating the artwork and redistributing energy between artist and viewer.
Among Yann Toma's experimental project of redistribution of Artistic Energy between artist and society are Dynamo-Fukushima (Grand Palais, 2011), Human Energy (Tour Eiffel, December 2015), Human Greenergy (Forbidden City Bejing, October 2016), Planet Energy (Saatchi Gallery, 2023), Polarities (New York) & A Light-World (Paris, 2024).
Yann Toma is a professor at Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne University and researcher at the Institute of Arts Creation Theory and Aesthetics (ACTE), director of Master in Arts and Vision (MAVI), and co-director of Master of Art & Innovation Management program (School of arts - School of management). He is a coordinator of multiples research projects and listener at the Institut des Hautes Etudes par les Sciences et la Technologie (IHEST).
Talk Series is organized in cooperation between Iceland University of the Arts - Fine Art, Reykjavik Art Museum and Iceland Center of the Arts. The French Embassy in Iceland supports Talk Series.