Pascal Auger
Directing
- Born
- October 3, 1955 · Paris, France
- Died
- May 5, 2025 (age 69)
Pascal Auger was a French film and video artist. After having followed the courses of the philosopher Gilles Deleuze, at the University of Vincennes, then at Saint-Denis, from 1975 to 1987, he was a lecturer in this faculty for two years, from 1980 to 1982. He then worked with Deleuze1 on experimental cinema and the notion of any space, as developed by Deleuze in L'Image-movement.
In 1991, he was awarded a prize at the Madrid Contemporary Art Fair (ARCO).
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In 1996, he was awarded a prize at Villa Kujoyama in Japan, where he met the writer Jean-Philippe Toussaint and the Spanish composer José Manuel López López. Two artists with whom he collaborates several times thereafter.
From 1975 onwards, he made "experimental" films, influenced by American structural cinema. In 1977, he participated in Melba4, an avant-garde film magazine. In 1996, he turned to video art and made documentaries on artists such as the poet Michel Bulteau, the writers Dominique Noguez and Jean-Philippe Toussaint or the dancer Didier Théron.
Known for
Behind the camera12
- 1987Juste avant midi Director
- 1987Jaune et bleu III: Les Vagues Director
- 1984Jaune et bleu II: les îles Director
- 1984L'alphabet des Animaux Director
- 1981Chronique Atopique Director
- 1981Jaune et bleu Director
- 1978La Petite Fille Director
- 1978Evry Director
- 1978Andy W Director
- 1976Intermidanse Director