Clément Cogitore (b. 1983, Colmar) lives and works between Paris and Strasbourg. He studied at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs of Strasbourg and at the Fresnoy-National Studio of Contemporary Arts. His work explores the question of ritual, collective memory, figuration of the sacred as well as a particular idea of the permeability of the worlds. His films have been selected for numerous international festivals and won several awards (BAL, Ricard Foundation, FNAGP, Villa Medicis). His work was presented in various museum (Pompidou, Haus der Kultur der Welt, Museum of fine arts in Boston and MoMA).