Hello, my name is François Soulignac, I’m a French creative specialized in new media & technologies, based in Paris, previously working in Shanghai and Saigon. Former creative at Madjor Labbrand Shanghai, VOL Group China for Paul Pairet, Mediagong Leo Burnett Paris. Holding a M.A’s degree in Design, Media and Technology, creating short music videos and exploring cyberspace.
Works
Commercial works
Personal works (by update)
- About Virtual Tourism
- Exploring cyberspace
- Uncharted Territories
- Exploration of Saigon, Vietnam
- Virtual Tourism in Detroit
- Virtual Tourism in Russia
- Virtual Tourism in Night City
- Virtual Tourism in Ancient Egypt
- Virtual Tourism in Boston
- Virtual Tourism in Wasteland
- Shanghai Micro Stories
- Shanghai Video Mixtapes
- Shanghai Walks
- SAGB Shanghai
- GTA 6 in Shanghai
- All personal works
Personal works (by project)
« Exploration of Saigon: The first day of the rest of my life », is a series of musical videos exploring the streets and byways of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in Vietnam, part of the Location Scouting Project. Entirely produced on mobile phone, these short videos are a testimony to the vibrant atmosphere of the Vietnamese economic capital. Watch all videos.
« The Soulignac Brothers: Exploring new territories in cyberspace », is a creative collective travelling in virtual worlds, exploring cyberspace, in search of new rituals to overcome distance and experiment the potential of the metaverse. An in-game video project inspired by Machinima, initially released on YouTube, that continues to evolve in the form of logbooks. Virtual tourism, digital holidays, augmented video calls, family trip and filmmaking in virtual worlds. Read more about The Soulignac Brothers.
« Memories of Nightlife in Asia », is a YouTube channel regrouping a selection of videos made in China and Vietnam, dedicated to the vibrant alternative Asian nightlife. A way of documenting a phenomenon rich in variations, breaking down the walls between cultures and creative communities. Watch & Listen now. Related works : Shanghai Video Mixtapes and SAGB Shanghai Party Tapes.
« 上海 Shanghai Video Mixtapes: Remember our life in the Hai », is an anthology of music video-diary chronicling the daily life of foreigners living in Shanghai and a tribute to travelling companionship, through the landscapes of France, Italy and China. A series to remember our life in the Hai, and to evoke the importance that a relationship can have in building a life path. Discover the Shanghai Video Mixtapes.
« Virtual Tourism: The new boundaries of cyberspace », is a series of photos, videos and logbooks, resulting from my contemplative practice of open-world video games, exploring and capturing virtual landscapes as if I were actually travelling. A way to celebrate the work of game designers and a solution to preserve tangible memories of my virtual excursions into the metaverse. A project in constant development, following the shifting boundaries of cyberspace, documenting the impact of digital worlds on our psyche and their implications in our real world. Read more About Virtual Tourism.
Location Scouting », is a series of photographs and videos inspired by the aesthetics of photojournalism, aiming to capture objectively the shapes and atmospheres of various real locations. All photographs are intentionally free of watermarks to serve as a resource for modeler and designer communities. About Location Scouting.
« Soic Miterne Memories: A personal memory in a collective history », is an autobiographical story that aims to trace the roots of my artistic influences, highlight the central role that music has played in my creative practice, and pay tribute to the people I met during my journey. It features one of my oldest passion: creating short video clips, capturing moments of life since the late 1990’s; vlogging before the invention of digital social networks. This process of writing began when my first VHS tapes and CD-ROMs started to deteriorate, and continues to evolve as new documents and memories resurface. A geeky way to introduce my oldies, hobbies and backstories. Discover Soic Miterne Memories (by invitation).
« Digressions on Video Games », are extracts from essays written during my academic work. It talks about game design, gameplay and art critics. It’s also an incongruous encounter between Denis Diderot’s art critics and video games. These very first experiments shaped my view of virtual worlds and projected my imagination into the potential of cyberspace. Read more about those essays (in French).