Biography

Valentin Couanon Bertin (b. 1997) is a French artist working across drawing, video, and digital images. His practice explores a form of magical realism shaped by travel, including a hitchhiking journey across Europe in 2017 and later stays in Japan and South Korea.

His work builds fragmented, non-linear narratives where personal memory, esoteric symbols, and digital artifacts collide. Blending drawing with video and experimental editing, he creates unstable visual worlds inhabited by shifting figures and signs. Influenced by video games, ancient crafts, and internet culture, his work reflects a search for meaning within a saturated and constantly evolving image landscape.

Solo shows

2024

Expross, PPC Gallery, Paris

Group Shows

2026

Protocole Hystérique Film & Performance Festival, Paris

2025

7th edition of The Wrong Biennale, Transcient Info Pavilion

Beijing International Short Film Festival, Beijing

Felice Film Festival by Chuormo, Rome

2024

Millenium Film Workshop, New York City

Digital Design Days, Milan

VJing, VAKARM collective, Nantes

2023

International mobility, KARTS Fine Arts building, Seoul

Residencies

2025

Nouvelle Bug digital cinema residency, Revine Lago

2024

Studio at Paris Print Club

Publications

2026

Olduvaï Series, LansKine Press