About Patrick Tresset

Patrick Tresset is a contemporary French artist best known for his performative installations, drawings, and generative computational works. His work explores the representation of human experience using computational systems, AI, robotics, and traditional media.

Tresset was born in France in 1967 and studied from 2004 at Goldsmiths College in London, where he earned a master’s and MPhil in Arts and Technology. His work has been exhibited in association with major museums worldwide, including the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Prada Foundation in Milan, the Tate Modern and the V&A in London, MMCA in Seoul, the Grand Palais in Paris, BOZAR in Brussels, TAM in Beijing, Mcam in Shanghai, and the Mori Museum in Tokyo.

Currently residing in Brussels, Belgium, Tresset’s works are included in the Victoria and Albert Museum collections in London, Maison D’ailleurs museum, Mcam in Shanghai, Guerlain Foundation in Paris, and New Arts Foundation in Barcelona. His installations have been awarded prizes and distinctions, including Lumens, Ars Electronica, NTAA, and Japan Media Festival. His works have been featured in numerous media outlets, including Art Press, Art Review, Beaux Arts, Frieze, Arte, Form, Wired, Vice, BBC, DeWelle, Le Monde, and The New York Times.

Although he has exclusively focused on his artistic practice for the last decade, his past research is referenced in over 300 academic publications in various fields, including drawing, psychology, AI, robotics, and computational graphics.