Jean’s images center on the intersection between tradition and bodily emancipation, between rurality and queer identity. His work pays tribute to the beautiful atmospheres that left a lasting impression on his youth in the countryside. He carves out utopias where non-conforming bodies and rural imaginaries coexist, fostering a dialogue between worlds that conflict and fail to listen to one another.
He manipulates color and light to cherish bodies and dive into familiar scenes of daily life, while seeking the universal within each individual experience. The sensuality of his drawing conveys the slow pace of contemplation. Jean chooses to make our marginal lives visible in a different way, to remind us to be proud.
His practice—spanning storytelling, painting, printmaking, animation, illustration, and sculpture—opens up like a gateway to the sensible.