Etienne Cliquet

Born in 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt (France), lives and works in Toulouse (France).

Since 2004 Étienne Cliquet has been experimenting on the frontiers of origami, technology and art. He also teaches at the isdaT. Here he takes an interest in the diploma, a Latin word derived from the Greek δίπλωμα, literally meaning “tablet folded in two.” This connection between the fold and certification also appearance in the importance attributed to origami in Japan - the expression origami tsuki means “guaranteed” or “certified.” In each festival venue a visitor (in this case the 18th) will be awarded a diploma, at a precise yet perfectly random moment, with no preliminary exam, no discipline or criterion of excellence.