Clément Mitéran (b. 1984) lives and works in the Paris region. His practice develops at the intersection of experimental photography and contemporary mosaic. Following philosophy studies at Université Paris VIII, he graduated from the Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli (Italy) in 2008. Focused entirely on portraiture, his work confronts the photographic image—defined by its capacity for reproduction and spatial dissemination—with the medium of mosaic, characterized by its uniqueness and persistence through time. By rendering marble or white gold surfaces photosensitive, or by physically intervening on the support through repentirs, abrasions, and deliberate choices of scale and rhythm, he gives the image the consistency of a textured body. The face becomes a visual palimpsest where questions of collective memory are re-enacted.
This attention to the physical dimension of the artwork naturally extends to his exhibition design. By extracting his pieces from the traditional white cube to immerse them in the dim light of site-specific installations, Mitéran invites the viewer into a slowed-down contemplation. Whether through the intimate experience of candlelight or a intentionally muted lighting scheme, the space fosters a direct, sensory relationship with the works. This staging of disappearance informs his recent projects, from his participation in the unRepresented by Approche art fair (2024) to the exhibitions “Tout y parlerait / À l’âme en secret” (2025) and “Échos des visages” at the Lercaro Foundation in Bologna (2026), following his solo exhibition at the National Museum of Ravenna (2017).
Solo Exhibitions:
2025 – Tout y parlerait / À l’âme en secret, former San Giovanni Decollato Chapel, Ravenna (Italy). Curator: Marte.
2023 – Représentations, 38 rue Quincampoix, Paris.
2022 – Représentations, Maison des Arts et du Patrimoine, Châtenay-Malabry (France). Curator: Anne Meiffret.
2018 – Figurations anonymes, Visitation Chapel, Condrieu (France)
2017 – Rappresentazione anonima, National Museum of Ravenna (Italy). Presented by Marte associazione culturale. Curator: Emanuela Fiori.
2015 – Portraits, St Eman Chapel, Chartres
Group Exhibitions:
2026 – Arte Fiera Bologna, with the Museo Lercaro, Bologna (Italy)
2025/2026 – Échos des visages, Clément Mitéran and Laurent Lafolie,
Fondazione Lercaro, Bologna (Italy). Curated by Michel Poivert and Giovanni Gardini.
2024 – unRepresented, by Approche, Molière, rue de Richelieu, Paris.
Supported by the Proche Association.
2021 – Figuration Critique, Bastille Design Center, Paris.
2020 – Mosaic in the World Now, Mosaic Tile Museum, Tajimi (Japan).
2019 – Mosaic Exhibition, Orie Gallery, Tokyo (Japan).
2019 – Mosaic Exhibition, Azamino, Yokohama (Japan).
2017 – Jeux d’assemblage, À l’écu de France Gallery, Viroflay.
2016 – Contemporary Mosaic, Orangerie du Sénat, Paris.
2014 – Salon des Artistes Français, Grand Palais. Gold Medal of the Jury.
2012 – Emerging Artists, Maison des Arts d’Antony.
Residency:
February – March 2025, at the CaCO3 studio, Ravenna (Italy).
Restitution Exhibition “Tout y parlerait à l’âme en secret” at the former San Giovanni Decollato Chapel, Ravenna.
Collections:
- Charles Gevin, 150 x 109 cm – Primonial, Paris.
- Trace 1, 71 x 71 cm – Musée National de Ravenne, Italie.