Baptiste Tavernier | Tokyo-Based Artist & Creator of Kura Curiosa

From Sound Designer to 3D Art Pioneer

My artistic journey began in music, but a pivotal experience with tinnitus redirected my creative focus to the visual arts. This shift was an evolution, igniting a deeper exploration into the fusion of technology, imagination, and accessibility.

Now, through modular and interactive art, I create immersive experiences like Kura Curiosa, a dynamic collection where audiences engage directly, shaping their own meta-artwork. Each piece invites exploration across new dimensions, bridging human insight with machine precision and transforming art into a collaborative, exciting journey.

Portrait of Baptiste Tavernier

Me in a Nutshell

  • Born in France.
  • Resides in Tokyo.
  • Combines art, 3D printing technologies, and vinyl wrapping to craft surreal and innovative visions.
  • Explores the theme of passages, opening new dimensions in art.
  • Teaches Japanese weapon-based martial arts as a hobby.

Education

  • PARIS VIII University  |  PhD of Music and Digital Arts (uncompleted)   |  2005-2006
  • ​PARIS VIII University  |  Master of Music and Digital Arts   |  2004
  • MONTPELLIER III University  |  Bachelor of Musicology    |  2000-2002

Influences

  • Cyber punk and Post-modernism​
  • ​H. R. Giger
  • ​The 'Bristol Sound'
  • Zdzisław Beksiński
  • Salvatore Sciarrino
  • Pierre Soulages
  • Zaha Hadid
  • Nihei​​​​​​​ Tsutomu
  • Yang Yongliang
  • H. P. Lovecraft

Fragments of Me