2005
Initial shots of Japanese tatoos, first inspirations.
2006
My first tatoo, Storyboard, Manuscript, Beginning of the project "IREZUMI".
2007
Meeting with tatoo artist "Horisei" Bernard Soufflet.
Initiation to the networks of Parisian tatoo artists and their historical rivalries.
Support of the "IREZUMI" project by Charles Hassler.
2008
Silence of the Art galleries.
2009
Submission (rejected) of the 1st application for a subsidy by SCAM (Civil Society of Multimedia Authors).
2010
Meeting and support of the "IREZUMI" project by Raphaëlle Marcadal.
The "IREZUMI" project is henceforth called "HORIMONO, Ink in the Shell".
Team member at Valérie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing's Photo 12 Agency.
Total silence from patrons of the arts, sponsors, investors, funds...
2011
Submission of the 2nd application for a subsidy by SCAM (rejected).
Self-financing of the project, private financial support, crowdfunding through Ulule.
2011-March
Tsunami and nuclear accident in Fukushima.
2011-April
Rush departure for Nishinomiya, support from Thierry Wauquier, the tatoo artist Shinryu and from the Yamane family.
Total indifference from galleries and agencies with regard to the photographs taken in Japan.
2011-October
Bewilderment upon attending the projection of "IREZUMI," a film subsidized by SCAM.
2014
Exhibition on tatoos held at the Quai Branly Museum that completely excluded a figure of world renown among tatoo artists, Bernard Soufflet, as well as his entourage.
Today
Storyline of a sci-fi feature film was written during the trip to Japan. Not everything has been revealed to the SCAM.
To be continued...