During his time in Aotearoa, Vincent has traced the movements of cetaceans found stranded on Te Waipounamu back in 1905 and which are currently preserved and stored in the zoological museum of Strasbourg. This project is called ‘A Lack of Hearing’. This investigation is about experiencing multiple methods to better understand an environment, the elements that constitute it, that contain it, and the dependencies that link them all.

Initially trained in Earth and Life Sciences, Vincent Chevillon grew up overseas.

He then went on to study  Fine Arts and a post-grad diploma from the Beaux-Arts of Paris, La Seine, in 2021. Later he joined the SPEAP (Art-Science and Society) experimental programme alongside Bruno Latour in Sciences-Po Paris. Since 2014, he has been teaching Space(s) at the Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) in Strasbourg.

His research is based on several fields of study, navigating between anthropology, geophysics and iconology. His practice continues to evolve using collected or modelled objects, images, and narratives that come alive in installations, digital artworks, and sculptures.

Supported by the French Embassy

Vincent Chevillon viewing archival materials at Te Papa Tongarewa.