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By Joshua Why

Joshua Why is a French-born and Paris-based 3D artist and filmmaker, who also functions as an intellectual. His diverse skills in art direction and 3D software allow him to develop a strong point of view of artistic creation.<br><br>His work is mostly built around the thematic of virtual and hybrid portraits. Thanks to 3D software, he creates and designs unexpected characters and models. Models which do not need to exist in the real world. It is also about building an atmosphere and an environment which is a reflection about the nature of this virtual reality.<br><br>He has made series like Persona and, more recently, The Dreamers. His work for the editorial magazine Junon was acclaimed by the feminist community, and he has collaborated with photographers such as Kimdary for Uniform Magazine. His work is profoundly impacted by artists like Matthew Barney and Orlan, and inspired by cinema such as Tarkovsky and Jodorowsky.