Nicolas Comment
author · photographer
Nicolas Comment is a French photographer and composer-author based in Paris. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon in 1997 and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris in 1999. He began publishing photo-books in 2001, starting with "La desserte". His artistic practice often involves visual poetry, exploring the intersection between images, literature, and music. He is known for photo-books such as "Mexico City Waltz" (2012), which was inspired by his residency in Mexico, and "T(ange)r" (2014). In addition to his photographic work, he is a musician who has released several albums and collaborated with various artists. In 2017, he received the "Résidence pour la photographie" prize from the Fondation des Treilles.[1,2]
- visual poetry
- photography
- music
- Mexico
- Morocco
Works by Nicolas Comment
- 2001 La desserte First book of photographs
- 2003 Le point
- 2004 A***
- 2006 Fading Collaborative book on the city of Prague
- 2008 Est-ce l’Est ? (Berliner romanze) CD-livre
- 2010 La visite
- 2012 Mexico City Waltz Poème-photographique
- 2014 T(ange)r
- 2016 Milo (Songbook) Dedicated to his companion
- 2019 Journal à rebours (1991-1999) Early black and white photographs
- 2021 Cavale
- 2024 Blue movie
Exhibitions
- 2012 Mexico City Waltz
- 2016 Identification d’une ville
- 2014 Morocco series
Awards
- 2017 Résidence pour la photographie