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Paul Granjon is an artist and educator whose work with self-made machines explored the co-evolution of humans and machines from a humorous and critical perspective. The work questioned the validity of a creeping digitization that tends to replace living beings with digital programs and creatures, supporting a society based on economic profit, surveillance and extraction.<\/p>\n
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His interest in vital issues of resilience and ecological implication grew over the years, based on the conviction that a renewed relationship with plant, animal and mineral beings and environments, combined with a radically re-imagined use of technology are crucial pre-requisites for a good life on earth.<\/p>\n
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Paul\u2019s current practice includes the design and delivery of participative art activities, artworks and workshops that combine creative technologies and bio-life with a joyful dimension. The work aims to alleviate eco-anxiety, inspire climate action and stimulate an ecosophical approach to everyday life. Until 2025 he taught Fine-Art in Cardiff School of Art and Design, where he completed a practice-based PhD in robotic arts.<\/p>\n
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Selected works<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2026<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2025<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2024<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2023<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2022<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2020<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2018<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2017<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2016<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2015<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2014<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2013<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2012<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2011<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2010<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2009<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u20282008<\/strong> <\/p>\n \u20282007<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2006<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2005<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2004<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2003<\/strong> <\/p>\n 2001<\/strong> <\/p>\n 1995<\/strong><\/p>\n Z Lab Presents<\/em> performance, Cardiff Art in Time Festival UK<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1994<\/strong><\/p>\n Z Productions<\/em>, Galerie Jean Fran\u00e7ois Meyer, Marseille France (solo)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Misc<\/strong><\/p>\n Robotic art and creative technology workshops since 2002 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paul Granjon is an artist and educator whose work with self-made machines explored the co-evolution of humans and machines from a humorous and critical perspective. The work questioned the validity of a creeping digitization that tends to replace living beings with digital programs and creatures, supporting a society based on economic profit, surveillance and extraction. His interest in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4889","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4889"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4903,"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4889\/revisions\/4903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRe-funct Machine<\/em> participative installation for the International Repair Day Seminar, Bristol City Hall, UK
\nTingling Earth \u2013 Schauer unter der Haut der Erde<\/em> group exhibition in Kunstler*innenhaus Dortmund
\nMeet the Microbes<\/em> workshop, Doing Ecology Otherwise conference Goldsmiths Centre for Art and Ecology
\nSoil Microbes Melodies<\/em>\u00a0workshop, BethNawr Festival, Black Mountains College, Talgarth UK
\nWeird Machine Wrekshop<\/em>, participative exhibition in KunstFestSpiele Festival Hanover Germany<\/p>\n
\nSoils of Ecological Union<\/em> workshop in Kitev, Oberhausen, Germany
\nThe Garden and the Hedge<\/em>, group exhibition in KUBU art centre, Bj\u00f6rkboda Finland
\nCrymlyn Wetland Soil Data project with Natural Law and NRW, Swansea (ongoing)
\nSinging Compost<\/em> workshop in Centre for Art and Ecology, Goldsmiths University London, funded by the Learned Society of Wales<\/p>\n
\nSinging Compost<\/em> in Annual Conference of the British Society for Soil Science, Cardiff
\nThe Dreams of our Fathers<\/em>, Ritter Art Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, USA<\/p>\n
\nGarden Lab Whispers Grow<\/em>, collaborative commission for Grounding technologies led by Bristol and Bath Creative R+D
\nSinging Compost, heap#1<\/em> Goldsmiths University, London, Singing Compost, heap#2<\/em> in the Sustainable Growing Futures garden in Cardiff Metropolitan University, with Harun Morrison<\/p>\n
\nMatterrealities<\/em>, EASTN-DC, Cardiff UK
\nDeer Shed festival, Topcliffe UK
\nPiksel Festival, Bergen Norway<\/p>\n
\nSuperfreight<\/em>, Arcade Campfa Cardiff UK<\/p>\n
\nY Las Cosas Que Hacemos<\/em>, Azkuna Zentroa Bilbao, Spain<\/p>\n
\nArt Experiment, Garage Museum, Moscow, Russia<\/p>\n
\nThe Imitation Game<\/em>, Manchester Art Gallery, UK<\/p>\n
\nMaker Faire, Newcastle, UK
\nEppur Si Muove<\/em>, Luxembourg, Luxemburg<\/p>\n
\nIs Technology Eating my Brain<\/em>, Watermans Arts Centre, London, UK (solo)<\/p>\n
\nDynamo Wrekshop and Thingy Robots<\/em>, Arcade Cardiff, (solo)
\nEBEMU<\/em>, Isea Sydney, Australia, with Paul Gazzola<\/p>\n
\nGlass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, USA 2012
\nMondes Invent\u00e9s, Mondes Habit\u00e9s<\/em>, MUDAM, Luxemburg
\nNouveaux Monstres<\/em>, National Theatre, Toulouse, France<\/p>\n
\nOriel Factory<\/em>, Oriel Davies, Newtown, UK (solo)<\/p>\n
\n(Techno)Sexual<\/em>, Videotage Gallery, Hong Kong, China
\nMaker Faire Africa, Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n
\nIch Maschine<\/em>, Edith Russ Haus f\u00fcr Medien Kunst, Oldenburg, Germany
\nEvolution Haute Couture<\/em>, Winzavod Arts Centre, Moscow, Russia
\nSpontaneous Phenomenon<\/em>, AT & T Gallery, Osaka, Japan, with Kanta Horio
\nDorkbot Tokyo, Japan
\nUbersong<\/em>, Bristol, UK
\nVia Festival, Cr\u00e9teil, France
\nExit festival, Maubeuge, France
\nLocws International, Swansea
\nAmber Festival, Istanbul, Turkey<\/p>\n
\nHand-Made Machines<\/em>, G39, Cardiff, UK (solo)
\nJump<\/em>, Nam June Paik Art Centre, Youngin, Korea
\nEcology of the Techno Mind<\/em>, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria
\nG39, Cardiff, UK
\nGlynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, UK,
\nLa D\u00e9gel\u00e9e Rabelais, Chartreuse de Villeneuve-les-Avignons, France and Mus\u00e9e Pierre Andr\u00e9 Benoit, Al\u00e8s, France<\/p>\n
\nTomorrow Now<\/em>, MUDAM, Luxemburg
\nWalking the Line<\/em>, Tactile Bosch, Cardiff, UK
\nBad joke<\/em>, Tallin, Estonia
\nFrankenstein\u2019s Monster<\/em>, Stockholm, Sweden
\nThe Mask of the Red Death<\/em>, Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK<\/p>\n
\nSexed Robots,<\/em> Lighthouse, Brighton, UK (solo)
\nPositive Activities<\/em>, Le Lieu, Qu\u00e9bec City, Canada (solo)
\nMake Fair, Brussels, Belgium
\nGameplay, Q-Arts, Derby, UK
\nSomewhere Else, Something Else, Oriel Davies, Newtown, UK<\/p>\n
\nSomewhere Else, Artists from Wales<\/em>, Welsh Pavilion 51st Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
\nGrrr<\/em>, Galerie Justine Lacroix, Marseille, France (solo)
\nFurman and Sexed Robots<\/em>, Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana, Slovenia (solo)
\nBigBlip05, Brighton, UK
\nInternational Exhibitionist, Curzon Cinema, London, UK<\/p>\n
\nQuelques cr\u00e9atures<\/em>, residence in Galerie S\u00e9quence, Chicoutimi, Canada
\nOpen Borders<\/em>, Droog design, Tri Postal, Lille, France
\nBad behaviour<\/em>, touring exhibition from the Arts Council of England, UK<\/p>\n
\nBrrr Festival, Porto Portugal<\/p>\n
\nZ Lab 2001<\/em> exhibition Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff (solo)<\/p>\n
\nPractice-based PhD: Robotic Art as a Vector for Techno-Critique, Cardiff Metropolitan University 2022<\/p>\n