Louis-Cyprien Rials has traveled through and lived in conflict zones, radioactive areas and forbidden zones. Born in Paris in 1981 and now living and working in Baghdad, Rials uses video, photography and sculptural installations to paint a silent, sometimes mystical picture of these areas scarred by violence. His moving pictures, made up of still shots that are often long and devoid of human presence, tell of the impossibility of capturing these abandoned and transformed spaces, imbued with beliefs and riddled with stigmata.
Selected residencies: Hestia Belgrade 2017, CPA Bahrain 2014, Résidence NCCA Russie 2014
Selected exhibitions and biennales: Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris, 2024, Biennale de L’image Possible de Liège 2024, Palais de Tokyo en 2019.