“Bringing beauty into the street already creates an encounter and a form of social connection. The impact of an artwork is not always measurable: it may lie in a changed way of looking, or simply in making a place feel more alive.”
Joachim Romain is a photographer, visual artist and urban artist. From his studio at 6b in Saint-Denis, he collects discarded posters, printed fragments and overlooked materials from the city, which he layers, tears and transforms into collages, sculptural forms and installations. His work questions the accumulation of images, consumer society and the afterlife of materials, while bringing these forms back into public space. Through site-specific projects, including Coastal Commons in Malta (with Déchets d’Arts), he also explores reuse and encounters with local actors, without separating these experiences from his commitment to artistic creation.
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http://www.joachimromain.com
