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Lucie Berquière (1994) is a photographer and multidisciplinary artist based between the South of France and Estonia.
After training in the performing arts, she initially worked as an actress and voice actress. Passionate about the art of clowning, she spent a year at a circus school in Estonia in 2017. Also interested in non-formal education and embodied learning, she took part in various European programs. She then turned to photography in 2019. Her first photographic series (Instantanés, 2019–2022) received the Youth Photography Occitanie award from Images Singulières (2021). The following year, she held her first solo exhibition, Küsimus, at Espace Saint Ravy in Montpellier (2022). Her work has been exhibited and screened at various venues, including the European Parliament in Brussels and the Opéra Comique in Paris, as well as at festivals such as Boutographies Hors les Murs in Montpellier, ALP’ in Annecy, and Les Sténopédies in Clermont-Ferrand. Blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, her works take the form of photographic series, exhibitions accompanied by soundtracks, or installations.
After training in the performing arts, she initially worked as an actress and voice actress. Passionate about the art of clowning, she spent a year at a circus school in Estonia in 2017. Also interested in non-formal education and embodied learning, she took part in various European programs. She then turned to photography in 2019. Her first photographic series (Instantanés, 2019–2022) received the Youth Photography Occitanie award from Images Singulières (2021). The following year, she held her first solo exhibition, Küsimus, at Espace Saint Ravy in Montpellier (2022). Her work has been exhibited and screened at various venues, including the European Parliament in Brussels and the Opéra Comique in Paris, as well as at festivals such as Boutographies Hors les Murs in Montpellier, ALP’ in Annecy, and Les Sténopédies in Clermont-Ferrand. Blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, her works take the form of photographic series, exhibitions accompanied by soundtracks, or installations.
Solo Shows
2022 Küsimus, Espace Saint-Ravy, Montpellier, France
2018 F22, Tallinn Kesklinna Noortekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia
Group Shows
2026 Mu isamaa, Festival Les Boutographies, Montpellier, France
2025 Mona's Smile, scène de Bayssan, Hérault
2023 The Interval, Festival Les Sténopédies, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2023 The Interval, Festival Annecy Photo Lac, Annecy, France
2021 Opéra Comique, Paris, France
2021 Instantanés, Images Singulières, Sète, France (screening, cancelled due to pandemic)
2020 Nikkon Plaza, Paris, France (screening)
2019 European Parliament, Bruxelles, Belgium (screening)
2019 Youth Citizens’ Dialogue organized by European Commission, Sibiu, Romania (screening)
Awards
2023 The Interval, Second Jury Prize, Annecy Photo Lac photography festival, Annecy, France
2021 Instantanés, Youth Photography Occitanie Prize, Images Singulières photography festival
2019 EusolidarityCorps Prize awarded by T. Navracsics, European Commissioner for Youth and Culture
Mediation
2024 Public presentation, Stand-up Art, BBB art center, Toulouse, France
Publications
2023 The Interval, Cream Scene Carnival magazine, février 2023
2023 The Interval, Réponses photo, mars 2023
Grants
2020 Cap Jeunes, département de l’Hérault, France
2020 Bourse Initiatives Jeunes, mairie de Montpellier, France
Education
2024 Internshp, exhibition management, Hôtel Fontfreyde, Clermont-Ferrand photography art center
2023 - 2024 Training “Profession Artiste” with the BBB art center, Toulouse, France
2020 English professional training, C1 level, Arrimages Langues, Montpellier, France
2015 - 2018 Workshops with Vladimir Olshansky (clown, Russia), Dan le Man (Physical theatre, Estonia), Cie Doré (clown,
France)
2012-2015 Acting professionnal training - La Compagnie Maritime, Montpellier
Other
Actress :
2020 Main voice, dubbing Pucca’s cartoon for Netflix
2016 Pains of Youth (F. Bruckner) directed by Marina Costas
2015 L’Emission de Télévision (M. Vinaver) directed by Romain Lagarde
2014 La Méprise (Marivaux) directed by Pierre Castagné
2013 The Kitcehn (A. Wesker) directed by Rémi Rutovic
