Steve Bisson
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Exhibition:
'It Isnae Disney' by Dustin Shum

August, 2011

The exhibition is part the collateral event of AsoloArtFilmFestival 2011, dedicated to Taiwan.
 

"I graduated from college in the late 90s, about the time when Hong Kong’s sovereignty was to return to China in 1997. During that period there was a very popular topic among artists in their works: the so-called “identity crisis”. People were miserable about their own identity that they were about to be changed from being a citizen in a British colony to one in China. Exploring China with photography was becoming a way to tackle this issue.  My previous series 'Themeless Parks', 'A Shopping Mall Odessey' and 'Photogenic Olympians' basically follow this path. I want to criticise the contemporary Chinese through these works and question the relationship between Hong Kong and China as well. Nowadays, attitude of the general publics towards China tend to be more radical, works relating to China is no longer popular. For me, I always want to make my point after a profound apprehending of the background, just like Abraham Lincoln said, “I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better”.

Dustin Shum
Interview on Urbanautica Journal

 

< Back

Exhibition:
'It Isnae Disney' by Dustin Shum

August, 2011

The exhibition is part the collateral event of AsoloArtFilmFestival 2011, dedicated to Taiwan.
 

"I graduated from college in the late 90s, about the time when Hong Kong’s sovereignty was to return to China in 1997. During that period there was a very popular topic among artists in their works: the so-called “identity crisis”. People were miserable about their own identity that they were about to be changed from being a citizen in a British colony to one in China. Exploring China with photography was becoming a way to tackle this issue.  My previous series 'Themeless Parks', 'A Shopping Mall Odessey' and 'Photogenic Olympians' basically follow this path. I want to criticise the contemporary Chinese through these works and question the relationship between Hong Kong and China as well. Nowadays, attitude of the general publics towards China tend to be more radical, works relating to China is no longer popular. For me, I always want to make my point after a profound apprehending of the background, just like Abraham Lincoln said, “I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better”.

Dustin Shum
Interview on Urbanautica Journal

 

Steve Bisson

Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.

 

• Coaching and Portfolio Review

Go to Coaching and Portfolio Review page

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department, and since then directing activities.

Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated a wide range of initiatives, including hundreds of exhibitions, festivals, workshops, and events, while exploring contemporary social and cultural themes, as well as civic participatory approaches. Since 2020, he has been the Art Director of Lab27, a cultural centre in Italy, where he advocates for visual literacy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of 'Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes', an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences.

In 2017 he founded the publishing house Penisola Edizioni.

Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

Steve Bisson

Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.

 

• Coaching and Portfolio Review

Go to Coaching and Portfolio Review page

 

• Contacts

Facebook / Instagram / info@stevebisson.com

• Teaching
As an educator, Steve Bisson taught photography and visual arts at various academic institutions. His teaching style is characterized by a combination of practical and theoretical approaches, aiming to stimulate creativity in students and deepen their understanding of the cultural and social dynamics associated with photography. In 2016, in collaboration with Klaus Fruchtnis, he co-founded Blurring the Lines, an academic network that fosters talent and dialogue in the visual realm. In 2018, Steve Bisson joined Paris College of Art as adjunct faculty and has since then taught in different courses in the Masters of Art (MA) / Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and Image Making, Masters of Art (MA) in Fashion Film & Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography. In 2022 he was appointed Chair of  Photography Department, and since then directing activities.

Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.

• Curator
Steve Bisson has curated a wide range of initiatives, including hundreds of exhibitions, festivals, workshops, and events, while exploring contemporary social and cultural themes, as well as civic participatory approaches. Since 2020, he has been the Art Director of Lab27, a cultural centre in Italy, where he advocates for visual literacy.

• Publications
Steve Bisson is the chief-editor of 'Urbanautica Journal of Visual Anthropology and Cultural Landscapes', an international editorial platform focused on contemporary photography with a strong emphasis on themes related to visual anthropology, urbanism, and social sciences.

In 2017 he founded the publishing house Penisola Edizioni.

Bisson also contributed to countless texts, books, studies, magazines, juries.

• Education
Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura – IUAV of Venice, Italy (2002), and MBA from Kansas University, USA (2004).

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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico

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