Jean-Julien Pous (b. 1984, Wuhan) is a video artist and filmmaker based between France and South Korea. His work moves between animation, documentary, and immersive installations, conceived as mental landscapes where memory, gesture, and history circulate. Trained in 3D animation in France and Canada, and shaped by more than a decade of artistic work in Seoul, he creates pieces that invite viewers into slowed-down, reflective encounters.
His early films Switch (2007) and Seeking You (2008) used animation to speak about time, longing, and the city as an emotional space. Since then, his installations have been presented in institutions such as the National Museum of Korea, the Asia Culture Center in Gwangju, the Korean Cultural Center in Paris, and Times Square in New York. Works like Winter Time, Cycle, and Lighthouse intertwine moving images with traditional Korean art and thought, creating transitional spaces that prepare viewers for contemplation.
In Mouvement (2024), visitors stand barefoot on a vast screen where motion-captured traces of Korean martial arts reveal a trembling choreography of breath and force. The triptych on the Joseon Tongsinsa (Communicating Again Through Trust, Journey and Meeting of the Diplomatic Mission, A Night in Akamagaseki) reimagines seventeenth-century encounters between Korea and Japan as dreamlike voyages through memory and distance. Across these projects, Pous works like a cartographer of inner worlds, translating gestures and histories into spaces where images become fragile, lingering states of attention.
장줄리앙 푸스 (1984년 우한 출생)는 프랑스와 한국을 기반으로 활동하는 비디오 아티스트이자 영화 제작자입니다. 그의 작업은 애니메이션, 다큐멘터리, 몰입형 설치 작업을 오가며, 기억과 몸짓, 역사가 흐르는 정신적 풍경으로 구성됩니다. 프랑스와 캐나다에서 3D 애니메이션을 전공하고, 서울에서 10년 이상 예술 활동을 이어오며, 관객이 느리게 호흡하며 사유할 수 있는 경험을 제공하는 작품을 제작합니다.
그의 초기 작품 「Switch」、2007과 「Seeking You」、2008는 애니메이션을 통해 시간, 그리움, 도시를 감정적 공간으로 표현했습니다. 이후 그의 설치 작품들은 국립중앙박물관, 광주 아시아문화전당, 파리 한국문화원, 뉴욕 타임스퀘어 등에서 전시되었습니다. 「Winter Time」、「승환」、「등대」와 같은 작품들은 움직이는 이미지와 한국 전통 예술을 결합하여 관객이 사유에 들어갈 수 있는 전환 공간을 만들어냅니다.
「Mouvement」、2024에서는 관객이 맨발로 거대한 스크린 위에 서서, 한국 전통 무예의 모션 캡처 선들이 호흡과 힘의 떨림을 보여주는 안무를 체험합니다. 조선 통신사에 관한 삼부작 「신뢰로 다시 소통하기」, 「외교사절의 여정과 회합」, 「아카가마세키의 밤」은 17세기 한일 교류를 기억과 거리의 꿈결 같은 여정으로 재해석합니다. 이러한 프로젝트 전반에서 푸는 내적 세계의 지도 제작자처럼, 몸짓과 역사를 관객이 머물며 경험할 수 있는 공간으로 번역합니다.
Jean-Julien Pous (né en 1984 à Wuhan) est un artiste vidéo et cinéaste basé entre la France et la Corée du Sud. Son travail oscille entre animation, documentaire et installations immersives, conçues comme des paysages mentaux où mémoire, geste et histoire circulent. Formé à l’animation 3D en France et au Canada, et enrichi par plus d’une décennie de travail artistique à Séoul, il crée des pièces qui invitent les spectateurs à des expériences ralenties et réfléchies.
Ses premiers films, Switch (2007) et Seeking You (2008), utilisaient l’animation pour parler du temps, du désir et de la ville comme espace émotionnel. Depuis, ses installations ont été présentées dans des institutions telles que le Musée National de Corée, l’Asia Culture Center de Gwangju, le Korean Cultural Center de Paris et Times Square à New York. Des œuvres comme Winter Time, Cycle et Lighthouse mêlent images en mouvement et art traditionnel coréen, créant des espaces de transition qui préparent le spectateur à la contemplation.
Dans Mouvement (2024), les visiteurs se tiennent pieds nus sur un vaste écran où les traces capturées en motion capture d’arts martiaux coréens révèlent une chorégraphie tremblante de souffle et de force. Le triptyque sur les missions diplomatiques Joseon Tongsinsa (Communicating Again Through Trust, Journey and Meeting of the Diplomatic Mission, A Night in Akamagaseki) réimagine les rencontres du XVIIᵉ siècle entre la Corée et le Japon comme des voyages oniriques à travers la mémoire et la distance. À travers ces projets, Pous agit comme un cartographe de mondes intérieurs, traduisant gestes et histoires en espaces où les images retiennent l’attention.
Awards
Audience Award, Jeju Film Festival, South Korea, 2017
Honorable Mention, Long Rural Category, Arica Nativa, 2017
Best Short Documentary, Toronto Beaches Film Fest, 2017
Best Feature, Be Epic! London International film Festival, 2017
Silver Award, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards, 2017
Jury Prize, 3mn Film Festival, 2016
iF Gold Design Award, 2015
New York Festival Awards - Silver World Medal, 2015
Art Director Club Award, 2015
Red Dot Design Award, 2014
Best Animation, Zuma Film Festival, 2011
Platinum Remi Award, WorldFest Houston, 2009
Young Directors Forum, Meribel, 2009
NPS Best New Arrival, Rotterdam International Film Fesival, 2009
Grand Jury Prize, Foli-O-Skop, Québec, 2008
Jury Prize, Public Prize, FlashLife, France, 2006
Exhibitions
Beomeosa Buddhist Museum, 2025
Busan Museum, 2025
Ulsan Art Fair, 2025
Le Printemps Coréen, Nantes, 2025
Centre Culturel Coréen, Paris, 2025
Seoul Museum of History, 2025
OVNi Festival International d'Art Vidéo, Nice, 2024
Jinju National Museum, 2024
Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science, 2024
Centre Culturel Coréen, Paris, 2024
Busan Museum, 2024
Cheonggyecheon Museum, Seoul, 2023-2024
Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, 2022-2023
Hwaseong City Museum of History, 2022-2023
Busan Museum, 2022
Jeju National Museum, 2022
Gyeongju National Museum, , 2021-
National Museum of Korea, 2020-
Mairie de Paris Centre, Nuit Blanche, 2021
Leesang Art Gallery, Seoul, 2019
Hangeul Museum, Seoul, 2017
Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, 2016
Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul, Intercontinental Grand Seoul Parnas, 2016
Kintex Spoon Art Show, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2016
Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, 2016
Spoon Art Fair, Hongik University, Seoul, 2015
Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul, Conrad Hotel, 2015
Art Edition, Marco Polo Hotel, Hong Kong, 2015
Art Space Hue, Paju, South Korea, 2015
Art Edition, Hangaram Museum of Art, Seoul Art Center, 2014
Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul, Lotte Hotel, 2014
Asia Hotel Art Fair Hong Kong, Marco Polo Hotel, 2014
Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, 2014
Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, Germany, 2013
Talks/Lectures
3IS Bordeaux, 2022
Beomeo library, Daegu, 2017
Kookmin University, Seoul 2013-2017
ACG, Beijing, 2009
PISAF, Seoul, 2008
Juror
Seoul International Animation Festival, 2017
Seoul International Animation Festival, 2016
Bucheon International Animation Festival, 2015
TV
추사, 파리지앵과 조우하다, MBC, 2024
JTBC Newsroom, 2020
RMC Story, 2020
Arte, 2020
Arte, 2018
80초생각나누기 이어령, KBS, 2010
MTV, 2009
RTP, Portugal, 2009
Culture TV, 2009
Transfera TV, Spain, 2009
Indieroad, USA, 2009
NoLife TV, France, 2009
BeTv, Belgium, 2008
Local Point, WJLA TV, Washington DC, 2008
Propeller TV on SKY channel 195, UK, 2008
Screenings
Festival International Jean Rouch, Inalco, Paris, 2024
Times Square, New York, 2022
Étonnants Randonneurs, France, 2019
Festival Francophone du Film Court de Vaulx-en-Velin, 2018
Jeju French Film Festival, 2018
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, 2018
Barcelona Asian Film Festival, 2017
Jeju Film Festival, 2017
Un poing c'est court, France, 2017
Bosphorus International Film Festival, Turkey, 2017
Arica Nativa, Chile, 2017
Women Over 50 Film Festival, Brighton, 2017
International Film Festival Ekofilm, 2017
Acampadoc, Panamá, 2017
Toronto Beaches Film Fest, 2017
Be Epic! London International Film Fest, 2017
Casa Asia Film Festival, Italy, 2017
Ekotopfilm, 2017
International Documentary festival of Ierapetra, Greece, 2017
Troia Teatro Festival, Italy, 2017
Seoul International NewMedia Festival, 2017
Seoul Green Film Festival, Korea, 2017
3mn Film Festival, Seoul, 2016
Naver TVCast, South Korea, 2015
Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, 2014
International Short Tourism Film Festival, Yperia, Greece, 2014
Transborda, Alcobaça, Portugal, 2014
Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, 2013
New Zealand International Film Festival, 2013
Kinø 132 / Folie-Ô-Skop, Québec, 2012
Urban Film Festival, 104, Paris, 2013
The Veggie Table, Beijing, 2013
Festival du Film d'Environnement, France, 2012
Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, Germany, 2012
Rotterdam International Film Festival, Spectrum shorts, 2011
oneDotZero, United Kingdom, 2010
Zuma Film Festival, Nigeria, 2010
Cyber Sousa-Xiamen International Animation Festival, 2010
Culture Unplugged Festival Spirit Enlightened We speak here, 2010
Animafest Zagreb, 2010
Festival Int. du Film d'Environnement, 2010
NERVO International Video Art Screening, Portugal, 2010
Rotterdam International Film Festival, Spectrum shorts, 2009
Platinum Remi Awards, WorldFest Huston, 2009
Laureate, Young Directors Forum, Meribel, 2009
Cancun Film Festival, 2009
China Cristal Awards, Dubai & Saõ Paulo, 2009
Cannes Film Festival, ShortfilmCorner, France, 2009
Le Cube, France, 2009
Folie-Ô-Skop, Québec, 2009
Moves09, Manchester, UK
Nemo, Forum des Images, Paris, 2009
Cinequest / Maverick, USA, 2009
Kan Film Festival, Poland, 2009
Breda International Film Festival, the Netherlands, 2009
Anima, Belgium, 2009
Future Film Festival, Italy, 2009
Slamdance, USA, 2009
Dailymotion, La Séance, France, 2009
Galerie Chappe, France, 2009
Animated Dreams - Tallin Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, 2008
PISAF, South Korea, 2008
Take-2 International Student Film Festival, Ireland, 2008
Corona Cork Film Festival, Ireland, 2008
Passau Film festival, Germany, 2008
Contravision, Germany, 2008
Freedom Of Choice, Portugal Turkey Armenia Italy, 2008
Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2008
Raindance Film Festival, UK, 2008
CICDAF, China, 2008
Montreal World Film Festival, 2008
onedotzero, UK, 2008
Galerie Chappe / Les Producers, Paris, France, 2008
HDFest, Los Angeles, 2008
K Barré, Mercure Liquide, 2008
Kinø-Matane, complexe culturel Joseph-Rouleau, Québec, 2008
Tehran International Shortfilm Festival, 2008
Freedom Of Choice, Portugal / Turkey / Armenia / Italy
New Zealand IFF, 2008
Sitges, Spain, 2008
Court métrange, Rennes, France, 2008
Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria 2008
Courts des Grands, 2008
Finalist, Babelgum Online Film Festival, 2008
Web Flash Festival, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2008
Anifest, Czech Republic, 2008
Animafest, Zagreb, 2008
Melbourne International Animation Festival, 2008
Australian International Animation Festival, 2008
ShortFest, UK, 2008
Australian Premiere, Byron Bay Film Festival, 2008
US Premiere, San Francisco Independent Film Festival, 2008
Digitartisti, Milano, 2007
Future Film Festival, Italy, 2008
E-magiciens, France, 2007
Finalist, View conference, Italy, 2007
Glimz, Sweden, 2007
Festival du film court de Villeurbanne, France, 2007
CICDAF, Changzhou, China, 2007
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