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Studio Walter is the studio
of the artist, curator and researcher
Marie-Pierre Bonniol

— Berlin, Germany

Marie-Pierre Bonniol & David Stieffenhofer, The 13 corridors (text of Laura Vazquez), 2021 / Hôtel des Autrices

Current and forthcoming

24-25.11.2023 Festival BBmix, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  Festival BBmix strikes back! The festival will take place Nov 24th and 25th this year, with Arab Strap performing “Philophobia undressed”, A Certain Ratio, WITCH featuring Jacco Gardner, La Féline, R.Aggs, Pelada, Elsa Kuhn, 2 Unlimited DJ. Festival design by Marie Pellet
More about the programme and tickets
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19.10.2023 Presentation of BBmix 2023, Médiathéque Landowski, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  Thursday October 19th at 18h, I’ll be with my colleague the co-programmer of BBmix Jean-Sébastien Nicolet to present the programme of this year’s edition.
Full programme of BBmix and tickets
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07.10.2023 Communication in the conference The world off its hinges. Poietic devices, dynamics and representations of states of exception, Universita Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
  Saturday 7th of October, I’ll take part of the colloquium The world off its hinges. Poietic devices, dynamics and representations of states of exception (Le monde hors de ses gonds. Dispositifs poïétiques, dynamiques et représentations des états d’exception) at the Universita Roma Tre in Roma, italy, with a conference paper on the creation in times of pandemic through the artwork Korridor and the project Hôtel des Autrices.
More about the conference
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06.10.2023 Five films, programme of short films at Fanfulla 5/A, Roma, Italy
  Friday 6th of October at 23h, I’ll present five of my short films at Fanfulla 5/A Circola Arci, as support act of La Punta Bianca.
Website of the venue
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05.10.2023 Livres d’images, Leporello Books, Roma, Italy
  Thursday 5th of October at 19h, I’ll present for the first time publicly my images books Carnet d’un passage à Strasbourg, Passage Hapax, Paris and L’Été au secret. My film Wasser (2021, 22’35) will also be screened. Free entry.
More info about the evening / FB event
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24.09-26.11.2023 The wonders of water, CCCB, Barcelona, Spain
  From Sept 24th to Nov 26th 2023, I’m presenting a programme of films about the wonders of water at Cinema 3/99, the programme for all the family at CCCB in Barcelona with films of Hermína Týrlová, Patrick Bokanowski, Elena Duque, Faith Johnson, Al Jarnow, Florence Cha Cayron, Denise Batchelor and Laura Rius Aran.
More info on the website of CCCB
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12.09.2023 Archiv der Jugendkulturen, Berlin Germany
  September 12th 2023, I’ll be part of a podium discussion with Andrew Hales and Gregor Martin (Fanzinothèque), Gregor Straube (Bremer Zine Festival) and Christian Schmidt (Archiv der Jugendkulturen) about the French and German scenes of zines, with the support of Fonds Citoyen/Bürgerfonds.
Website of Archiv der Jugendkulturen
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09.09.2023 The dynamics of Amatorat, Bremer Zine festival 2023 /  Städtische Galerie Bremen, Germany
  September 9th 2023 at 14h, I’ll give a talk on the dynamics of Amatorat after Bernard Stiegler at the Städtische Galerie Bremen for Bremer Zine Festival, with the support of Fonds Citoyen/Bürgerfonds.
Full programme of the Bremer Zine festival
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24-27.08.2023 Utopie estivale du fanzine, La Fanzinothèque / Le Confort moderne, Poitiers, France
  From August 24th to 27th 2023, I’ll participate to Utopie festival du fanzine (Summer utopia of fanzine) at La Fanzinothèque in Poitiers with a talk on Amatorat with Marie-Luce Schaller (Bloc Books) and the animation of a panel on French-German zines scenes, with the support of Fonds Citoyen/Bürgerfonds.
Programme of Utopie festivale du fanzine
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19-27.08.2023 Research residency at La Fanzinothèque / Le Confort moderne, Poitiers, France
  From August 19th to 27th 2023, I’ll work from La Fanzinothèque in Poitiers on my researches on the Brautigan library.
More about The Brautigan library
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19.07.2023 Article “Programming experimental films for children”, website of Xcèntric / CCCB, Barcelona, Spain
  On an invitation of Gloria Vilches, I wrote an article on my practice of programming experimental films for children for the website of Xcèntric, the cinema of CCCB in Barcelona.
Link to the article
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30.06.2023 Photo on Objects and sound‘s website, Ghent, Belgium
  I’m very happy to have my photo made in Berlin of Frédéric Van de Velde and Nele Möller, the duo behind Futura Resistenza, used by the website Object and Sound of Ghent.
Link to the article with the photo
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29.06.2023 Announcement of laureates of CURA’s programme, Cnap, France
  I’m very honored to be part of the selected curators for the CURA programme of Cnap/French ministry of culture, department for visual arts, for leading a project with national theater Le Volcan in Le Havre, an iconic building built by Oscar Niemeyer, in 2024 and 2025.
Press release of the announcement
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23-25.06.2023 Playground part of the programme of 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the official selection of Barnes Film Festival in London.
More about Playground at 48 Stunden Neukölln
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20.06.2023 Interview in NOVO magazine, Strasbourg/Mulhouse, France
  I’m interviewed with Alice Motard, director of CEAAC, in the 69th issue of NOVO magazine. Interview by Valérie Bisson.
Read the interview on Issuu (pp. 86-87)
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16-21.06.2023 Playground part of the official selection of Barnes film Festival, London, UK
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the official selection of Barnes Film Festival in London.
More about the festival
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07.06.2023 Playground screened during FICUNAM festival, Mexico
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan has been screened within the “Cine experimental para niñas y niño” talk of Gloria Vilches, given during FICUNAM 2023.
Watch the talk (in Spanish)
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24.05.2023 Release of the digital images book Carnet d’un passage à Strasbourg
  Following my short residency in Strasbourg, I’ve assembled a digital images book, Carnet d’un passage à Strasbourg. The book can be found online, on Issuu and as PDF.
Discover the book
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09-12.05.2023 HOP residency at CEAAC, Strasbourg, France
  From May 9th to 12th included, I’ll be artist-curator in residency at CEAAC, European art center in Strasbourg, in preparation of an exhibition and a programme for 2024-2025 on books, aesthetics of books and of collections.
More about the residency
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04-07.05.2023 Playground selected for Moscerine festival, Roma, Italy
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the competition of Moscerine Film Festival. The screening will take place Saturday May 6th 2023 at 16h30 at Nuovo Cinema Aquila in Roma, Italy.
More about the festival
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25.04-07.05.2023 Playground (2022, 1’55) part of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, CA, USA
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival’s Youth Showcase in California, USA, in the program Filmmakers of Tomorrow films will be screened in person on Sunday, April 30.
More about the festival
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15.04.2023 Release of the magazine Cockpit, Paris, France
  I’ve been invited to participate to the issue #23 (March-April 2023) of the magazine Cockpit on the theme “What is poetry for you?” along 226 other authors, poets and people. The magazine, coordinated by Christophe Fiat and Charlotte Rolland, is released April 15th at Enseigne des Oudins in Paris.
More info about the magazine
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18.03-19.03.2023 Playground (2022, 1’55) part of the Bellingham Children’s Film festival, WA, USA
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the festival program of Bellingham Children’s Film Festival which will take place in Bellingham, WA, March 18th and 19th 2023 at the Pickford Film Center.
More info about the program
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08.03.2023 Neukölln newsletter, Tagesspiegel Berlin, Germany
  My reversed photo of Stadtbad Neukölln is published in the weekly newsletter of Tagesspiegel Berlin!
Link to the newsletter with the photo
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04.03-28.05.2023 Experiment 120 program on music for Cinema 3/99, Xcèntric / CCCB, Barcelona, Spain
  I’ve been invited by Gloria Vilches to curate a program on music for her Cinema 3/99 program of experimental films for children. The program contains films of Yuri Muraoka, Damien Tran, Walter Duncan & Marie-Pierre Bonniol, Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations, Carlos Vásquez, Jef Scher, Jonathan Hodgson, Six Drummers, Kijek/Adamski and will be screened March 4th and 5th, April 8th and 9th and May 27th and 28th. The films are for everyone from the age of 3! With contributions from Marion Orel and Gloria Vilches.
Page of the Music! program
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17.02-30.04.2023 Wasser part of the exhibition Bachelard contemporain at La Fab., Paris, France
  My video work Wasser (2021, 22’35) will be part from february 17th to April 30th 2022 of the Bachelard contemporain exhibition at La Fab., the new art place of Agnes B, with artworks of Christian Boltanski, Abraham Poincheval, Roman Signer, Yves Klein and a handful of other artists. The exhibition opening will be Thursday 16th February and I’ll be there.
Exhibition page on the website of La Fab.
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14.02.2023 Seminar guest for the Master degree of Sociology on cultural projects, Université de Nanterre / DRAC, Paris, France
  On Tuesday February 14th, I’ve been invited by Thibaut Losson, associate professor of the Sociology master’s degree on cultural project to present my activities to the students in the DRAC/Ministry of culture offices in Paris.
More info about the Master
08.02-12.03.2023 Playground (2022, 1’55) part of the official selection of A-Film Teen Fest, Praha, CZ
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the official selection of A-Film Teen Fest in Prague, in Czech republic.
Link to the festival website
05.02.2023 Participation to the Cameraless Film Workshop: Digging up surprises, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, USA
  On the Sunday February 5th 2023, I’ve had the luck to participate to the direct animation / cameraless film workshop Digging up surprises of Devon Damonte and Avida Jackson at Northwest Film Forum for Children’s Film festival Seattle, with Interbay Film Society and Henry Art Gallery. It was fantastic! And I’ve had the pleasure to participate to the collective film made during the workshop, soon to be released/presented.
Link to the workshop
03-12.02.2023 Playground (2022, 1’55) part of the official selection of Children’s Film Festival Seattle, Northwest Filmforum, Seattle, USA
  The film Playground (2022, 1’55) that I’ve made with my son Walter Duncan is part of the official selection of Children’s Film Festival section and will be presented in the ‘ Hopeful Harmonies’ programme on Feb 5th and 11th. I’ll be there to present the film on Sunday 5th!
Link to the festival website
02.02.2023 Wasser (2021, 22’35) presented by Nationale, Portland, OR, USA
  On February 2nd, Nationale will present the Portland premiere of Wasser (2021, 22’35), along with a reading of Nikki Cormaci. A proposal of May Barruel.
RSVP of the event
30.01-04.02.2023 Research mini-residency at The Brautigan Library, Vancouver, WA
  From January 30th to February 4th, I’ve been working in the Brautigan library hosted by the Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver, WA for a research project.
More info about the library
30.01-03.02.2023 Playground presented at the Short Film Market, Clermont-Ferrand, France
  From January 30th to February 3rd, the film Playground (2021, 22’35) that I’ve co-directed with my son Walter Duncan will be in the films presented at the Short Film Market of Clermont-Ferrand’s Short film festival.
More info on the programme
28.01.2023 Seven films, solo films programme at Goethe-Institut Boston with Non-Event and RPM Fest, Boston, USA
  Non-Event and RPM Festival will present on Saturday January 28th a programme of 7 of my films at Goethe-Institut Boston. This will be my first solo programme in the US!
More info on the programme
06.01.2023 Les chambres hantées de Gilbert Lascault, En Attendant Nadeau, Paris, France
  The film Les chambres hantées de Gilbert Lascault (2014, 8’52) produced for the first exhibition of Collection Morel in Brussels with Mariette Auvray is online on the website of En Attendant Nadeau along a beautiful portrait by Hugo Pradelle.
Link to the article and video

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