Jean first visited Antarctica in 2003. He has returned 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: the largest and most ambitious arts project ever undertaken in Antarctica. In 2008-09, within the context of the 4th International Polar Year, he was the first foreigner to accompany a Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition.

With a PhD in Geography and a Masters in Polar Studies, Jean also lectures on the visual interpretation of Antarctica, is involved in editorial projects focusing on early Antarctic photography, and contributes reports and interviews on the subject of polar research to the International Polar Foundation and the printed press.

Selected Group & 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