Bibi (born February 23, 1964 in

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) is a French artist. His civil name is Fabrice Cahoreau. He is living and working in the South of

. He is known for his art installations in urban spaces using everyday plastic objects.

Artistic style

Since 1992, by using daily life objects made of

plastic Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be moulded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptab ...

, Bibi searches for the hidden forms – animal or anthropomorphous – which the designers of these objects had in the back of their minds. Light has proved particularly helpful in revealing those forms to him. As such, in order to give plastic the place it deserves - namely the 6th element – he has fought especially hard against two universally distributed icons : the

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container A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term ...

and the

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. His universe is inspired by Jacques Yves Bruel,

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, Malcolm McLaren, Norman McLaren,

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, the Ancient Egypt and

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. Bibi has performed hundreds of art installations and performances in public spaces (Moscow, Sydney, Singapore, Wirksworth (UK), Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nîmes, Avignon) : the squat facade 59 rue de Rivoli in Paris with an evolutive installation from 2001 to 2004, The Fish Ball exhibited in Docks 76 in Rouen since 2009 and The Fish Fountain ( Festival of Lights of Lyon,

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, Lyon 2008). In 2001, he creates the MEEA (Movement for the Extermination of Endangered Animals) and tackles hunting with derision.Frédéric Clausse, « Bibi les a tous tués »
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'' of January 21, 2012 In 2010, he designs The Bibigloo (contraction of Bibi and igloo). The Bibigloo is both a work of land art,

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, light source and a plastic art installation.

Installations

BIBIGLOO - An installation by BIBI - Vivid Sydney Festival 2012

* « Red Elephant »
Festival of Lights
Lyon, France, December 2016 * « GREENPIGS »
Amsterdam Light Festival
Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 2016 * « Kill them all ! »
Mostra de Mende
Mende, France, April 2016 * « Georges, the Fountain Dragon »
Parcours contemporain
Fontenay-le-Comte, France, September 2015Georges, le carnyx du jardin des Jacobins
Ouest France, 7 August 2015 * « The Bibigloo » and « Fish Forest »
Light in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, June 2015 * « The Bibigloo »
Circle of Light
Moscow, Russia, October 2013 * « Happy Croco »
Ilight Marina Bay Festival
, Singapore, March 2014I Light Marina Bay 2014http://www.indesignlive.sg
11 Mars 2014 * « The Dragon King »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2014 Festival of Lights 2014 Turned Dubai into Fairytale LandFlashy Dubai
March 2014 et Lyon People
April 1st, 2014 * « The Bibigloo »
Lumina Festival
Cascais, Portugal, September 2013 * « BIBI's Hell, it's here ! »
Arbre en Lumière
Geneva, Switzerland, December 2012 * « The Dragon King »
Fêtes des Lumières
Lyon, December 2012Lucioles, lumignons, luminaires : Lyon a giorno
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'' December 8, 2012 * « The Bibigloo »
Vivid Sydney Festival
Australia, May 2012Vivid Sydney Opening Night
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'' May 2012 * « Kill the all ! », Galerie Socles et Cimaises, Nancy, France, February 2012 * « The Bibigloo »
Ilight Marina Bay Festival
, Singapore, March 2012 * « The Cry of Mosquitoes », Tour de la Poudrière, remparts d'

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, France, from July to October 2011. During the Festiva
« Monuments et Animaux »
organised by Monuments Nationaux. * « The Fish Tree », facade of Scholl of the Arts (SOTA)
Night Lights Festival
Singapore Art Museum, Singapre, August 2011
« La Fontaine aux Poissons »
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,

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, December 2008 * « BIBI's Hell, it's here ! »,

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, September 2004 L'art déjante à la Grande Barge

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, September 2004

References

External links

www.bibi.fr
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