Jean's photographic work and historical research focus on Antarctica. He has visited the continent on numerous occasions as a member of different artistic and scientific expeditions. Photographs from his expanding body of Antarctic work have been exhibited in galleries and museums in France, Belgium, Spain, the UK, the US, China and New Zealand.
In December 2006, he was the official photographer for Lita Albuquerque’s 'Stellar Axis Antarctica'. This was the largest and most ambitious arts project ever undertaken in Antarctica. In 2008-09, within the context of the International Polar Year, he was the first foreigner to accompany a Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition. More recently, he took part in the First Antarctic Biennale artistic expedition to Antarctica.
With a PhD in Historical Geography and a Masters in Polar Studies, Jean also lectures on the visual interpretation of Antarctica and is involved in the publication and exhibition of editorial projects focusing on early Antarctic and exploration photography.
He is currently co-curating "Discovering Antarctica, 1820-2020", a flagship exhibition of the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut, opening in November 2020 and covering two hundred years of Antarctic history.
Selected Group and Solo Exhibitions:
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington, USA
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, USA
Abbaye aux Dames, Caen, France
A. Galerie, Paris, France
Young Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
OFoto Gallery, Shanghai, China
Galerie du Globe, Chamonix, France
Artheme Galerie, Paris, France
Centre Culturel d’Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
Galerie Marceau Bastille, Paris, France
Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand
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Antarctica: an icon of international cooperation, an increasingly alarming climate archive, ground zero of our future — the telling story is in the cracks.
