Sam Cambio
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Sam Cambio is a reporter and an author born in 1946 in Marseille
.
Sam Cambio was a trainee of the IESA, Paris (Institute of higher education for the Arts), he also did a training course in the jobs of television within the framework of the INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel
), with Patrick Clement as director of training. He worked for daily paper Libération
(director Serge July
) from 1973 till 1978, and from 1989 till 1990 as well, as for the monthly magazine Actuel from 1991 till 1992 (director Jean-François Bizot
).
He is the author of numerous articles on social phenomenons of which one of them: these dealers of the sun who tamper underground was quoted in the review of Ivan Levaï
on France Inter
. He wrote numerous poems among which Revolution, Identity (reproduced on the facade of the Alliance française
of Kano
, this poem is also in motto of the editorial of Régine Cuzin, curator of the exhibition of contemporary art Latitudes 2009), Image!? and did interviews of visual artists, writes The fractal Tom Thumb on Georges Adeagbo. In 2008 he composed the texts of artist's book Cantata, realized with Nathalie Leroy-Fiévée, painter.
In 1985, he wrote the article To the thief! Illustrated by Robert Doisneau
's photos, published in Journ'hall for the inauguration of the Grande Halle de la Villette and Paris Biennale.
Sam Cambio drafted scenarios On the Road of the Slave, Km 150, The Blue Line of Vosges (with Patrick Deval), On the track of Addi Ba (with Catherine Foussadier and François Rossini), The Blue Line of Vosges.
In 1994, he was the initiator of the itinerant exhibition of contemporary art The Road of the art on the Road of the slave, curated by Régine Cuzin, inaugurated on June 18, 1994 in Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
before being presented in Brazil and in the Caribbean and sinking into the Atlantic Ocean.
During a residence of three months in Nigeria in 2000, Sam Cambio led workshops of poetic writing for adults and children organized by the Alliance française
of Kano
and Luc Lagouche (then teaching in the French school of Kano) as well as The Alliance française and the French Cultural center of Lagos
. He co-authored with the photographer Guy Hersant
Please do not move, work presented at Rennes
university in 2006. He was at the origin of the exhibition of poetry for the Alliance française of Kano " Image!? ". Presence, collection of poems inspired by its stay in Nigeria was published at the end of the residence.
In 2010, Sam Cambio has been invited in Montpellier
by gallery AL/MA and Méridianes publishers for the exhibition of Nathalie Leroy-Fiévée. A work of this artist, used as an illustration for Biographies is featured. He has written poems dedicated to several artists and their work. Ghana is one of them, as a tribute to Eric Adjetey Anang
and was part of scenography of this artist's performance in 2011 at the museum of world funeral art, Novosibirsk
, and Gwangju
Design BIennale after translation in Russian and Korean languages.
On 1st of March 2011, the library of Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
includes Ces oeuvres et moi in its collection.
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
.
Biography
Self-taught, " son of himself ", he arose from unknown father and was abandoned by his mother at the age of three. He was raised by his grandparents of Italian origin, Rose and Félix Bellocchia in the countryside of Marseille. His grandfather, a docker, was decorated with the medal of honour of the work of the Autonomous Port of Marseille. This childhood fed the creativity of Sam Cambio and gave birth to the poem Identity.Sam Cambio was a trainee of the IESA, Paris (Institute of higher education for the Arts), he also did a training course in the jobs of television within the framework of the INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel
Institut national de l'audiovisuel
The Institut national de l'audiovisuel , is a repository of all French radio and television audiovisual archives. Additionally it provides customers with a free and immediate access to archives of countries such as Afghanistan and Cambodia...
), with Patrick Clement as director of training. He worked for daily paper Libération
Libération
Libération is a French daily newspaper founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Originally a leftist newspaper, it has undergone a number of shifts during the 1980s and 1990s...
(director Serge July
Serge July
Serge July is a French journalist, founder of the daily Libération, and a prominent figure in French politics from the 1970s through the 1990s.-References:...
) from 1973 till 1978, and from 1989 till 1990 as well, as for the monthly magazine Actuel from 1991 till 1992 (director Jean-François Bizot
Jean-François Bizot
Jean-François Bizot was a French journalist and writer.Born in Paris, Bizot was the founder and owner of the Paris based radio station, Radio Nova, which first broadcast in 1981. He was also the creator of the Actuel publication.Bizot died of cancer in Paris, aged 63.-External links:* *...
).
He is the author of numerous articles on social phenomenons of which one of them: these dealers of the sun who tamper underground was quoted in the review of Ivan Levaï
Ivan Levaï
Ivan Levaï is a journalist in France. He has occupied many positions in radio, television and press journalism. For several years he presented the review of the press in the morning news show on France Inter radio...
on France Inter
France Inter
France Inter is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and intelligent spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of...
. He wrote numerous poems among which Revolution, Identity (reproduced on the facade of the Alliance française
Alliance française
The Alliance française , or AF, is an international organisation that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. created in Paris on 21 July 1883, its primary concern is teaching French as a second language and is headquartered in Paris -History:The Alliance was created in Paris...
of Kano
Kano
Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...
, this poem is also in motto of the editorial of Régine Cuzin, curator of the exhibition of contemporary art Latitudes 2009), Image!? and did interviews of visual artists, writes The fractal Tom Thumb on Georges Adeagbo. In 2008 he composed the texts of artist's book Cantata, realized with Nathalie Leroy-Fiévée, painter.
In 1985, he wrote the article To the thief! Illustrated by Robert Doisneau
Robert Doisneau
Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. In the 1930s he used a Leica on the streets of Paris; together with Henri Cartier-Bresson he was a pioneer of photojournalism...
's photos, published in Journ'hall for the inauguration of the Grande Halle de la Villette and Paris Biennale.
Sam Cambio drafted scenarios On the Road of the Slave, Km 150, The Blue Line of Vosges (with Patrick Deval), On the track of Addi Ba (with Catherine Foussadier and François Rossini), The Blue Line of Vosges.
In 1994, he was the initiator of the itinerant exhibition of contemporary art The Road of the art on the Road of the slave, curated by Régine Cuzin, inaugurated on June 18, 1994 in Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
The Saline Royale is a historical building at Arc-et-Senans in the department of Doubs, eastern France. It is next to the Forest of Chaux and about 35 kilometers from Besançon. The architect was Claude-Nicolas Ledoux , a prominent Parisian architect of the time...
before being presented in Brazil and in the Caribbean and sinking into the Atlantic Ocean.
During a residence of three months in Nigeria in 2000, Sam Cambio led workshops of poetic writing for adults and children organized by the Alliance française
Alliance française
The Alliance française , or AF, is an international organisation that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. created in Paris on 21 July 1883, its primary concern is teaching French as a second language and is headquartered in Paris -History:The Alliance was created in Paris...
of Kano
Kano
Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...
and Luc Lagouche (then teaching in the French school of Kano) as well as The Alliance française and the French Cultural center of Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
. He co-authored with the photographer Guy Hersant
Guy Hersant
-Biography:Born in Loire Atlantique , Guy Hersant entered apprenticeship at the age of sixteen and obtained his CAP in photography while working as an assistant for several photographers. He later opened his own studio in Lorient in 1975...
Please do not move, work presented at Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
university in 2006. He was at the origin of the exhibition of poetry for the Alliance française of Kano " Image!? ". Presence, collection of poems inspired by its stay in Nigeria was published at the end of the residence.
In 2010, Sam Cambio has been invited in Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
by gallery AL/MA and Méridianes publishers for the exhibition of Nathalie Leroy-Fiévée. A work of this artist, used as an illustration for Biographies is featured. He has written poems dedicated to several artists and their work. Ghana is one of them, as a tribute to Eric Adjetey Anang
Eric Adjetey Anang
Eric Adjetey Anang is a Ghanaian sculptor born in Teshie, Ghana, where he lives and works.-Biography:In 2001, he introduced Ghana design coffins at Gidan Makama Museum Kano, Nigeria, under the auspices of Alliance française in Kano....
and was part of scenography of this artist's performance in 2011 at the museum of world funeral art, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, and Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
Design BIennale after translation in Russian and Korean languages.
On 1st of March 2011, the library of Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicated to the arts of the 20th/21st centuries. It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.-Description:...
includes Ces oeuvres et moi in its collection.