Loo Hui Phang & Joseph d’Anvers
Writer / Writer, Singer-Songwriter, Novelist
May 2022
My-Lan Valletoux
Delphine Ghosarossian
- Comics
- Music
- New Orleans
“This fluctuating between artistic domains, questioning boundaries, imagining new art forms–it all stems from the exile that changed the course of my life.” (Loo Hui Phang)
Loo Hui Phang: I enjoy telling stories, in all shapes and forms. I use comic books, theatre, cinema, novels, installations, and performances to reflect on storytelling and to push the boundaries of genre. My career has involved multiple collaborations, with Michel Houellebecq, Rodolphe Burger, Moriarty, Bertrand Belin, Barbara Carlotti, Philippe Dupuy, Frederik Peeters, and Hugues Micol, among others, and taken me through a variety of artistic fields. It is haunted by recurring obsessions of identity, desire, and alienness. This fluctuating between artistic domains, questioning boundaries, imagining new art forms—it all stems from the exile that changed the course of my life. My artistic practice reflects my journey, as I create stories to explore uncharted realms.
For this residency, I am teaming up with writer, singer-songwriter, and novelist Joseph d’Anvers, a man with a unique career, full of radically differing experiences: before turning to music, he was a boxer and a director of photography. Exploring alternative creative realms is something that comes naturally to him. He has worked on a whole host of albums, musical performances, movies, novels, comic books stories, and more. Our project fits in neatly with our shared desire to experiment with and test out genres. In New Orleans, we will be working on a musical narrative project that touches upon the world of comic books.
Born in Laos in 1974, Loo Hui Phang studied modern literature and cinema in France. She enjoys telling stories, in all shapes and forms. Through comic books, plays, films, novels, installations, and performances, she reflects on the concept of storytelling.
Joseph d’Anvers is a French singer and novelist. He has recorded five albums, and written songs for a number of artists, including Alain Bashung, Dick Rivers, Sylvie Vartan, and Thiéfaine. He also works with theater companies and filmmakers. He has written two novels (including Juste une balle perdue, which was published in January 2020 by Rivages/Actes Sud), and a graphic novel.
In partnership with
Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image
The Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image is a unique public institution dedicated to the influence of the 7th art in France and internationally. Located in Angoulême, it includes a museum dedicated to comics, a old library, a public reading library, library, an international residence of authors and an art and essay cinema.
