Jean-Marie
Oriot

Sensorial theatre, immersive installations and stage design. It all comes from the simple contemplation of nature…

Since 1992 Antwerp · Europe Performance · Installation · Scenography
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The almost unhearable sound of the roses · Belgium, 2017
About
Portrait of Jean-Marie Oriot

Jean-Marie makes digital visual art, sensorial performances, immersive installations, set design and a lot more. French, born in Germany, based in Antwerp, Belgium. Trained at the École Régionale des Beaux-Arts in Rennes, and working as an artist since 1992.

With a wide range of skills and interests (from stage painting to poetic sensorial installation, through scenography, sound or smell design, dramaturgy), Jean-Marie works for international theatre companies and artists collectives, and creates his own digital paintings, installations and performances that try to find the balance between the simple contemplation of nature and the human necessity of a profound look at it. His work has toured across festivals and theatres in Europe.

He was a founding member of INHEPI (the International Network for Human Encounters in Performances and Installations), a worldwide network of artists researching interaction and the creation of sensorial images in the performing arts.

He also created Inside Art, an intimate project to help poetry spread the way a virus does: quietly, from one reader to another.

French · English · Spanish · Dutch / Flemish
Current projects

Where my attention is now.

Two living bodies of work, both open, ongoing, and best experienced on their own sites.

Sensorial performances & installations

Poetic encounters.

A selection · more on request
Stage design

Spaces for stories.

A selection · more on request
Workshops & mentoring

I regularly give workshops and masterclasses, and I'm gladly available to coach and advise young artists, on artistic or technical matters.

Get in touch if you want to invite me, train with me, or simply talk about a project you are shaping.

  • The poetics of the space
  • The creation of sensorial images
  • The nature of the performer in an immersive or sensorial performance
  • The performance as a game
  • One-to-one mentoring for emerging artists
Contact

Let's
talk about
something real.

Instagram · @jeanmarieoriot
Based in · Antwerp, Belgium (available everywhere)
Current projects · insideart.space · between-us.space