Joël Hubaut
Born in Amiens in 1947, he lives and works in Réville above the English Channel. He is teaching in Ecole the Beaux-Arts desec. in Caen. He started the work in late years 60., WS Burroughs stimulated by letters, the music of Eric Satie, the actionism and the pop Art. Carrying out installations, pictures, insults and different objects mainly, paradoxically he is well-known above all around one's performanses and of poetic texts. Joining all these heterogeneous sources, Hubaut Joel is directing his activity towards hybrid and horrible blend which humorously he is describing as "Pest-Modern". (Plague-moderns). In 70's he created the first signs of the "epidemic letter" which all media are attacking, objects - human bodies - vehicles - shop windows - and the like developing processes and structures of rhizomes (rizomiczne) in the form of devices and action inter- and multidisciplinary.
In years 1978 - 1985 created the alternative space "NOUVEAU MIXAGE" (installation-video-painting-poetry-concert-performance). He also directed audiobook "FRACTAL M"
Joël Hubaut
Born in Amiens in 1947, lives and works in Réville on the English Channel. Teaches at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Caen. He began working in the late 1960s, stimulated by WS Burroughs' writings, Eric Satie's music, actionism and pop art. Paradoxically, he is mainly known for his performances and poetic texts, making mainly installations, drawings, paintings and various objects. By combining all of these heterogeneous sources, Joel Hubaut is directing his activities towards a hybrid and monstrous mixture that he humorously describes as "Pest-Modern." (Plague-moderns). In the 1970s, he created the first characters of the "epidemic letter" that attacked all media, objects - human bodies - vehicles - sites - etc., developing rhizomic processes and structures in the form of inter- and multidisciplinary devices and activities.
In the years 1978-1985 he created an alternative space called "NOUVEAU MIXAGE" (installation-video-painting-poetry-concert-performance). He also directed the audiobook "FRACTAL MUSIK" on the audio CD produced by Station Mir; since 1996 he has been animating "Hiatus Nights" (literary cabaret) at the Frac de Basse-Normandie. He has participated in many Polyphonix festivals and numerous shows in Europe, the USA, Canada, Russia, Mexico, Japan and China.