Bibi (born 23 February 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

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in urban spaces using everyday plastic objects.

Artistic style

Since 1992, by using daily life objects made of

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, 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

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– he has fought especially hard against two universally distributed icons : the

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and the

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. His universe is inspired by Jacques Yves Bruel,

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, the

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and Les Wampas. 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

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). The Bibigloo is both a work of

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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, Singapore, August 2011
« La Fontaine aux Poissons »
place des Jacobins, Fête des Lumières, Lyon, December 2008Lyon Fête des Lumières
,

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

Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone (Occitan language, Occitan: ''Vilanòva de Magalona'', before 1992: ''Villeneuve-lès-Maguelonne'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative regi ...

, 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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