Born in Normandy in 2000, Alban Courcoux has lived in Paris since 2023. Visual artist and photographer, he first studied cinema, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Caen Normandy, before turning his focus to photography at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes.
Currently pursuing a Master’s degree, he is writing his thesis on in-game photography. In his work, he examines this practice by reflecting on the way it colonizes virtual environments, ultimately leading to the creation of video-game "non-places."
Oscillating between documentation, archival work, and experimental practice, the common thread connecting his diverse body of work is the prefix "trans-." Whether through transmission, transformation, transplantation, or transition, the concept of displacement is central to his themes.
He explores both physical
