about

Born in France in 1990, and since his younger age, Victor Tsaconas have always been fascinated with moving images. He started his academic path with cinema for 3 years before joining the National Higher School of Arts in Dijon (ENSA). During these 5 years, his numerous travels have enabled mhim to deepen his work and research around landscape and sound. He graduated from ENSA with a Diplôme National Supérieur d’Études Plastiques (DNSEP) in 2013, and now continue to explore the connection between sound, landscape and architecture.

Academic Path

Post-graduation ‘Arts et Creations sonores‘ – ENSA Bourges – 2014 to 2015
Master Degree at the National Higher School of Arts in Dijon (DNSEP) – ENSA Dijon – 2013
Workexperience with icelandic artist Gústav Geir Bollason in Iceland – 2011 to 2012
Licence Degree at thNational Higher School of Arts in Dijon (DNAP) – ENSA Dijon – 2011
National Higher School of Arts in Dijon (ENSA) – 2008 to 2013
Classical formation in music conservatory – Diploma of solfège
Bachelor Degree in Litterature and Cinéma – With Honours – 2008
Cineema and litterature – 2005 to 2008

Route around the world and landscape

A month journey through South Africa in december 2015
Ireland by foot from july to august 2015
Through Greece from may to june 2015
Scotland by foot from december 2014 to january 2015
Journey to London, Reading and Royal Lemington Spa in april 2014
Journey to Iceland from december 2013 to january 2014
A month journey to Los Angeles, California in summer 2013
Biketrip around the Bay of Arcachon and crossing south-west of France to the Cévennes along the Garonne canal in summer 2013
England and Scotland by foot from december 2012 to january 2013
Biketrip around Iceland in summer 2012
Lived for 1 year in Iceland from september 2011 to september 2012
Belgium by foot in april 2012
Biketrip of Morvan in summer 2011
Roadtrip around Europe in august 2010 (Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Italy)
Numerous travels in Spain from 2000 to 2004
Numerous travels in Greece from 1990 to 2007

Exhibitions, festivals and concerts

Organisation of Bruit Direct2 the 13th of november 2015 at Deep Inside Klub Rock – Dijon
Concert of Victor Tsaconas the 24th of September 2015 at ENSA Bourges
Group exhibition Acustica – ENSA Bourges – September 2015
Concert of Grand Cataclysme the 12th of september 2015 at La Vapeur – Dijon
Creation and organisation of the music festival ‘Bruit Direct‘ in Dijon from the 12th to the 16th of may 2015
Concert of Grand Cataclysme the 05th of October 2014 at the Deep Inside Klub Rock – Dijon
Group exhibition Préposition – St-Philibert church – Dijon – June 2013
Official selection in video festival Global Groove – Dijon – April 2013
Participation in festival Dièse – 2012 and 2013 – Dijon
Group exhibition Pluriels – Atheneum – Dijon – March 2013
Exhibition in Verksmidjan Center of Arts – Hjalteyri – Iceland – February 2012
Official selection in short-film festival Fenêtres sur Courts – 2009

Everyday life

Drummer in Grand Cataclysme !
Founder and President the non profit association dedicated to the promotion of genre cinema ‘Mauvais garcons et Films de genres’
Administrator, author and editor of the website ‘Mauvais garcons et Films de genres’ dedicated to genre cinema (critics, festival diaries, chronics…)
Founder of the non profit organisation ‘Bruit Direct‘ for the promotion of experimental, electornic and improvised music
Organizer of numerous events : festival Bruit Direct, screenings, concerts…