France Cadet

Artist

Robotic professor at Aix-en-Provence School of Art

Lives and works in Marseilles

Represented by the  blackboxgallery

[Email]:
france @ francecadet dot com

[Web]:
www.francecadet.com

France Cadet, born in 1971, in a French digital and robotics artist whose work ironically raises questions about various aspects in science debates and contemporary anxieties about biotechnology, exploring the complex relationship between humans and animals, between humans and androids, while blurring boundaries between natural and artificial.

She is the head of the robotics lab at the Ecole Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence, and was a professor at the renowned School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition, she has been giving robot-like training workshops for several years.

Ms. Cadet came from a background in science before turning to artistic studies. Known by her robotic and bio-oriented multi-media installations which combine these two interests, she has done solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. She received the 1st Prize of VIDA 6.0, an Art & Artificial Life International competition in Madrid, and was mentioned by the Digital Stadium Awards in Tokyo. Her work was also purchased by the Museum of Contemporary Art, the MEIAC in Spain.

Most of France Cadet’s artworks tackle serious problems but in an ironic and ludic way: funny toys, pleasant games, charming pets, cute robots… In a large part of her work she uses a commercial robotic dog on which she performed surgery, customized their forms, and reprogrammed them with unusual behaviours. These new strange creatures allow her to embody questions concerning contemporary anxieties about biotechnology, animals rights, dangers of cloning, eugenics, and to make a critical social comment about ethical questions and possible consequences of a technologically driven future, through ironical caricaturization but which is based on very-real facts.

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Education:

1995: DNSEP = National Superior Diploma of Artistic Study (taken after 5 years of fine-art courses) Aix-en-Provence School of Art.
1993: DNAP = National Diploma of Artistic Study (taken after 3 years of fine-art courses) - Toulon School of Art.
1990: DEUG A (Sciences) 1st year (University Diploma taken after 2 years of science courses- University of La Garde - France..
1989: BAC C - Sciences (equivalent A level).


Skills:

- Electronics: Conception and realization of PCB.
- Programming (basic, C, arduino…).
- wearable - soft computing
- Electricity.
- Mechanics.
- Iron work.
- Foundry.
- Volume work (resin, latex, molding, casting...).
- Computer work: 2D, website, programming… (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash…).
- 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC


Exhibitions:

              -  Solo:

2023: - "Robozoaire" Microfolie Saint-Germain-en-Laye - France
- "Robotocène" din the framework of the "Revolution V52" Digitale Zone Marseille & Musée Dehors Caen - France
2022: - "Inside France Cadet's head" L'Essentiel - Cucuron - France
- "Species Stories" International City of Arts - Paris - France
2021: - "Today the AI" & "Tomorrow the robots" - Digitale Zone - Marseilles - France
2019: - "Demain les robots" (tomorrow the robots) Fondation Vasarely - Aix-en-Provence - France
2018: - "Demain les robots" (tomorrow the robots) La Conciergerie - La Motte-Servolex - France
- Solo Show - Le Déclic - Claix - France
2016: - "Printemps Coréen à Marseille" - Cité des Arts de la Rue - Marseilles - France
- "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control" Aquabelle's garden in the framework of "les Flâneries d'Art contemporain" - Aix-en-Provence - France
2015: - "Robot mon Amour" (my love the robot) multimedia library André Labarrère - Pau - France
- "Robot pour être vrai" Contemporary Art Centre Le Cube - Issy-les-Moulineaux - France
2014: - "Machines désirantes" (desiring machines) - Contemporary art space - Privas Theatre - France
- "My love, the Robot" - Espace Valles - Saint-Martin d'Hères - France
2013: - Solo exhibition - Susini gallery for Gamerz #09 festival - Aix-en-Provence - France
- "Artificial paradigm" - Espace Ugot - Marseilles - France
2011: - Solo Exhibition - Ravaisou Gallery - Bandol - France
2008: - "Curiosité articifielle (Artificial Curiosity)" - Numeriscausa Gallery - Paris - France
2007: - "Dog:Lab cuestiona la biotecnología con humor" - Espacio Movistar - Barcelona - Spain
2006: - Solo exhibition- SAGACE Gallery - Pau - France
2004:  - "Plug & Play": Porte-avion Gallery– Marseilles - France
- "Leçons": galleria Quadrum – Lisbon – Portugal.
1999: - "Les Crédébilités Scientifiques" - "Untitled" Gallery - Marseilles - France

              - Group: (selection)

2023: - "Je est un autre" (I is another) Nemo international bienal - 104 - Paris - France
- "Duo mix #2" - A+Architecture - Montpellier - France
- "Poly-gonad Ectogenesis 2.0" - Le Centre - Vierzon - France
- "Máquina orgánica" - Teatros del canal - Madrid - Spain
- "Ex-Machina: Man, machine and robots" - Departmental library and archives - Marseille - France
- "Irréductiibles beautés" - Polaris Art Center - Istres - France
2021: - "L'instant décisif" - Centre Culturel Canadien - Paris
- "Happy Birthday Robot" - Satellite gallery - Paris - France
- "30 years - 30 artists" - Espace Vallès - Saint-Martin d'Hères - France
2020: - "Art protects 2020" - Yvon Lambert Library & AIDES - Paris - France
2019: - "Noctiluca" digital festival - Lourmarin - France
- "Animal(s)" - Le Silo U1 - Chateau-Thierry - France
- "Safra'numériques 2019" - Amiens - France
2018: - "Festival di arte de robotica" Centrale idrodinamica - Triest - Italy
- "Safra'numériques 2018" - Amiens - France
2017: - "Hortus 2.0" Musée Vouland Museum - Avignon - France
2016: - "Portrait robot" Albert Camus Library, Sevran - France
- "Opening Exhibition <> Reticular" Metalab, St Etienne - France
- "Arte/Scienza/Tecnologia - La Robotica" Palazzo Costanzi, Trieste - Italy
- "Gamerz #12" Hololab -Méjanes Library - Aix-en-Provence - France
- "Of Robots and Men" Pôle culturel La Lanterne, Rambouillet - France
- "Witness" New Media Gallery - Vancouver - Canada
- "VI Bienal de Arte Contemporaneo" Fundacion ONCE - Madrid - Spain
- "Monstrueux vous trouvez ça normal?" La Casemate - Grenoble - France
- "MAT: Movement Art Technology" Exhibtion & public Auction - Blancs Manteaux Paris - France
2015: - "Non concept store" & 3days in Paris - Mi* gallery - Paris - France
- "DeMonstrable" Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery - Perth - Australia
- "MEIAC's collection XX anniversary" CEART - Madrid - Spain
- "identités révé(L)ées" Mi* Gallery - Paris - France
- "Anim@/Animal" royal saint riquier abbey  - France
2014: - "New Monsters" Aram Art Museum - Korea
- Festival Les Composites - Exhibition Rob[Bots] -  Compiègne - France
- "Show off becomes Variation" digital art fair - Espace des blancs Manteaux - Paris - France
- " Je préfère être seule qu'avec personne"  -  Espace à Vendre gallery – Nice - France
2013: -"Art Miami"Zolla Lieberman Gallery – Miami - USA
- Gamerz #09 festival - Aix-en-Provence - France
- Cafe Neu Romance - international robot performance festival - Prague
- Oleanoïdes 2.0 - Orléans - France
- "Regards numériques sur le vivant" - European nighst of museums - Hôtel des Art de Toulon - France
- "Animal Paradise" Centre d'Art Contemporain - Istres - France
- Summer in Saint Sauveur -  "Artificial natures" - Gare Saint Sauveur Lille - France
- Festival EXIT - "Artificial natures" - MAC Créteil - France
- Festival VIA - "Artificial natures" - Le Manège Maubeuge - France
- Biennale Internationale du Design - St Etienne - France. Expostion "do androids dream of electric pigs?" - France
2012: -"Supervues" - Free hand to Philippe Vermander, guest collector - Burrhus hostel - Vaison-la-Romaine - France
-"Art Miami"Zolla Lieberman Gallery – Miami - USA
-"Multiple Market" Black Box Gallery - Copenhagen - Denmark
-"DrawingRoom" - International Drawing Art fair - Carré Ste Anne - Montepellier - France
-"Show Off Paris ArtFair 2012" - Paris - France
-"Art & Artificial life: Vida 1999 - 2012" - Fundacion Telefonica - Madrid - Spain
-"Crossing Wires: Technology and Play"Evanston Center – USA.
2011: -"Art Miami"Gallery Zolla Lieberman – Miami - USA.
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"Interactive Futures 2011: Animal Influence’11": Intersections Digital Studios – Vancouver – Canada
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"Digital Art Exhibition": Smart Store Gaité Lyrique – FIAC 2011 – Paris – France
-"Dans l'immobile infini, tout demeure" Maison Euzeby - Nîmes - France
-"Augmented Senses": OCT Art & Design Gallery - Shenzhen - China - site web
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"Augmented Senses": OCT Museum – Shanghai - China - site web
-"Game Art" - Fete de l'Anim - Tourcoing - France
2010: -"Nouveaux Monstres" (New freaks)- LIFE -Saint-Nazaire - FrancePhoto Nathanaël Vittrant
-"Back to the robots" - SonarMàtica - Sonar 2010 - Barcelona - Spain
-"Shanghai 2010 - Exposition universelle" - Pavillon Lille Europe - Hong Miao Gallery - Shanghai - China
-"Sexe et convenance II" - Pascal Vanhoecke gallery - Paris
-"ART PARIS " with Pascal Vanhoecke gallery - Grand Palais - Paris - France
-"GaMe" - [D.A.M] Gallery - Berlin - Germany
-"Festival des souris, des hommes 1.2" (of mice, of men) - Exhibition "Curiosité Artificielle"(articial curiosity) - Le Carré des Jalles - France
2009: -"Nouveaux Monstres" (new freaks) Saint Sauveur Station - Lille - France
-"Desir - Emoi" - Numérosix Gallery - Aix-en-Provence - France
- "Beware of the plantimal"- Exhibition with Eduardo Kac - Black Box Gallery - Linz - Austria
- "Dessine-moi un mutant"- Scène numérique - Aix-en-Provence - France
- "ART au Paradis"- 10 places on "rue Paradis"- Marseilles - France
- "Gamerz 04 "- Espace Sextius - Aix-en-Provence - France
- "Plus d'histoires..." Carré Sainte-Anne - Montpellier - France
2008: - "Gaude Mihi 2"- Haïdouc Gallery - Bourges - France
- "Homo Ludens Ludens" -
LABoral Centro de Arte - Gijón - Spain
- International Festival
"EXIT 08" - Maison des Arts de Créteil - France (program)
- International Festival
"VIA 08" - Le Manège - Maubeuge - France (program)
- "Urban Living"
Wood Street Galleries - Pittsburgh - USA.
2007: - "Gaude Mihi" Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke - Paris - France.
- "Fastforward on new media art: robots" -
PAN: Palazio delle Arti Napoli - Italy.
- "BIOS 4" CAAC: (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo) Sevilla - Spain. 
- "Amours, délices et orgues" - La Ferme du Buisson - France.
2006: - "La Provence au Pernambouc": MEPE: Museu do Estado de Pernambuco - Recife - Brazil.
- "Emoção Artficial 3.0" - Sao Paulo - Brazil.
- "SMARt2006" : Symposium - Music, Art and Robotics - Hochschule für Künste Bremen - Germany.
- "META.morfosis" : MEIAC - Badajoz - Spain.
2005: - "Sciart V3.0": National Science Museum - Daejeon - Korea.
- Festival "EXIT" :MAC Créteil – France.
- Festival "VIA": Le manège Maubeuge – France & PASS - Frameries – Belgium.
- "Japan Media Art Festival": Tokyo.
- "DigitaleeMeUTE" : La Friche Belle de Mai - Marseilles - France.
2004: - "Digital Stadium" : NHK - Tokyo.
- "ARS ELECTRONICA 2004": Timeshift – Linz – Austria..
- "Machinista" – International Art & Technology festival - Glasgow.
- "Bloody Mary" – Aperto Gallery– Montpellier - France.
- "ARCO 04" - Fundación Telefónica Stand. - Madrid - Spain.
- "LILLE 2004" : Cultural capital 2004. "Monde Parallèle Robot" - Lille - France.
- "Technopoc’Art" : Museum of the object - Blois - France
2003: - "Arborescence 03" Art, Nature & Technology - Aix-en-Provence - France.
- "Art Dealers 2003" - Roger Pailhas Gallery - Marseilles - France.
2002: - "Je veux" OneStarPress Editions- Realization in "real time" - Palais deTokyo - Paris - France.
- "Guinea Pigs" - La Vilette - PARIS - France - Curating: "Sextant et Plus".
2001: - "Le cerveau" with the contribution of the CNRS - Aix-en-Provence School of Art - Sextius Gallery & Natural History Museum.
- "E&L - L&E" - Eyguesiers Gallery - Aix-en-Provence - France.
1999: - "Le chemin à l'envers" - Motorbike Museum - Marseilles - France.
- "Récréation Contemporaine"- Ha Ha Art Tickle Museum & Marquage gallery - Marseille - France.
1998: - "Ephémère" - Marseilles - France.
- "V'là l'printemps !" - Cargo Gallery - Marseilles - France.
1995: - "Quand les machines rient" - Centre d'Art et de Plaisanterie de Montbéliard - France
- "Altermate - Automate" - "Friche Belle de Mai" Gallery - Marseilles - France.
1994: - "Art Mecanic" - "Pertinente Décadence" Gallery- Marseilles - France.


Editions:

              - Books:

2021: - "Prosthetic Reality Book v.2" - Augmented Reality & NFT Art Book edited by EyeJack
2019: - "Lapsus numérique" - Humans & robots: guest artist: France Cadet - French
2018: - "Anatomiquement vôtre" - par Raphaël Cuir - French
2015: - "Mémoire d'éléphant" - by Jean Paul Sidolle - French
2014: -"Highlike book" a yearbook on global contemporary art and culture - edition Sesi & FILE
2013: - "Barking up the rigth tree" - by Gérard Martin - COTE magazine april2013 - French/english.
- "Lempathie ou l'expérience de l'autre" - Biennale internationale du Design St. Etienne.
French/english.
2012: - "VIDA: 1999-2012: vida y artificial - Anglais/espagnol
2011: -"Antennae #21: animal influence": text by Carol Gigliotti + artist page - English.
- "Art & Animals" - Giovanni Aloi - English.
- "Art contemporain Nouveaux Medias" - Dominique Moulon - French.
2009: - "Art au paradis" (art in paradise) - catalogue of the exhibition - French.
- "ANTENNAE #9: mechanical animal" - cover + interview + texts - English.
- "NEURAL #32: machine affection" - cover + interview - English
2008: - "Digital Arts, Tendencies, Artists, Places & Festivals" MCD et M21 Editions - French.
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"Homo Ludens Ludens" Catalogue of the exhibition - 3rd episode of the trilogy dedicated to the world of game "Playware", "Gameworld" and "Homo Ludens Ludens"
- Leonardo Vol 41 - N° 1 -"Art Embodies A-Life: The VIDA Competition" - English.
2007: - Carnet Sagace - ESAC Pau - French.
2006: - "Provence - Pernambuco" arte contemprânea - catalogue of the exhibition - English/Portugese.
- "Emoção Artficial 3.0" - English/Portugese.
- "A minima ::" #16 Contemporary visual and conceptual proposals – English/Spanish.
- "METAmorfosis" el museo y el arte en la era digital - English/Spanish.
2005: - "ROBOTS, génèse d’un peuple artificiel" French (Minerva ed) + 2 other editions: English and German.
- "PARACHUTE" n°119: Extra Human AI by Carol Gigliotti - French/English.
- "MAP" Japan Media Art Festival – Tokyo - English/Japanese.
2004: - "Digital Stadium" : English/Japanese.
- "Timeshift" Ars Electronica 2004 – English/German.
- "BELIO:015: Robots": Experimental Art and Design project – English/Spanish.
- "Bloody Mary" catalogue of the exhibition – French.
- "A minima ::" #6 Contemporary visual and conceptual proposals – English/Spanish.
- "ARCO 04" - Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo - Madrid - Spain - English/Spanish.
- "Robots!" – Edition: lille2004 - French/English.
- "R comme robotique" – Rémy Kerténian – Cote Magazine #83 - French.
2003:

- "Trou" n°26 - Special "Art Dealers" - French.
- "Artothèque" Collection 2003. Edition: Sextant et Plus - French.
- "Jeune Création" for the exhibition "Guinea Pigs" in La Vilette – Paris - French.

2002: - "Je Veux" - Editions OneStar Press & Palais de Tokyo - Paris.

              - Texts:

2015: - "France Cadet by Dominque Moulon" - French
2014: - "Des robots émotifs" - by Jean-Pierre Chambon for the magazine Périphérique - French
2013: - "Paradigmes artificiels en question" - by Jean-Claude Le Gouic for Lacritique.org - French
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"Barking up the rigth tree" - by Gérard Martin - COTE magazine april2013 - French/english.
2007: - "Folie canine à l'ère robotique" : Jacque Norigeon - Carnet Sagace - ESAC Pau - June 2007.
2006: - "Robots pour être vrais" : la République des Pyrénées - 29 November 2006.
- "Ces robots chiens sont des clones" : Sud ouest - 23 November 2006.
2005: - "La Vie Artificielle et les Vies des Non-Humains" : Carol Gigliotti - Parachute 119 - French/English.
- "Mutations canines à Exit" : Cathy Blisson - Telerama - French.
- "La science intruse" : Annick Rivoire – Libération - French.
2004: - "Dog[LAB]01": Laurence Rilly - Arte / Cultures électroniques - French.
- "On the lessons": Antonio C-Pinto – English.
- "About Dog[LAB]01"- Jame Coupe - English.
- "Dog[LAB]01"- Chris Csikszentmihalyi - English.
2003:

- "Des souris et des femmes" - Emmanuel Loi - Le "sous-officiel" #14 – French.
- "On vous souhaite bien du plaisir" - Dominique Juan - Cote Magazine #76 – French.


              - Interview:

2016: - "L'émission d'Antoine" interview TV by Antoine de Caunes - CANAL PLUS
- "Ma vie avec un robot" Documentary by Thibaut Sève - interview TV by Angelica Lim for PLANETE PLUS
- Interview by Le Cube in the framework of the solo show "Robot mon Amour" (my love the robot)
2011: - ArtSland New-York - interview by Joel Kuennen - English.
- Robo-Lift @inno-robo - Lyon - interview by Jean-Baptiste Labrune - English.
2009: - Amusement n°4 - March 2009.
- Interview by Sonja Britz for "Antennae 9: Mechanical animals" – English.
- Interview de Alessandro Ludovico pour "NEURAL #32: machine affection" - Anglais.
2004: - Entretien avec Jean-Jacques Leberre, Porte Avion Gallery's director.
- "Arte.Ficial: France Cadet" for "BELIO:015: Robots:" – English/Spanish.
2003: - "Comment faire craquer les hommes : deux leçons de séduction" - Agnès Giard – French.

               - Press:

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2016: - "8 femmes d'art numérique" Digitalarti -18 july 2016
- "Les chiens-robots de l'artiste multimédia France Cadet qui les anime sur de la musique signée Spiky the Machinist" -La Provence -18 june 2016
- Provence Plus TV: 2 Videos: Interview press conference + interview exhibition - june 2016
- Interview on Radio RCF by Laureen Barghese - 17 june 2016
- TV Institut français: short documentary about "printemps coréen à Marseille"
- "La cité des Arts de la rue: Pays du matin calme et programme effervescent à Marseille" - La Marseillaise - 3 May 2016
2015: - TV news 19/20 - Pau Sud Aquitaine - France 3
- "Quand Art et Robotique se rencontrent" Planète Robots - 4 dec. 2015

- "Les petites créatures hybrides attacahantes de France Cadet" Culture Box - 23 oct. 2015
- "National Experimental Arts Forum tackles biological controversies" -  The Australian - 1 oct. 2015
- "Les robots envahissent l'agglo" La République des Pyrénées - 14 Sept. 2015
- "Culture numérique" par Carine Le Malet - Muze #81 oct/nov/dec 2015
- "Robot pour être vrai: Les robots mis à nus" Planète Robots #83  May/June 2015
- "Aux Creatives Mornings, France Cadet roule des mécaniques" Le Journal sans Pub - 2 June 2015
- Top 10  des expos à ne pas manquer en 2015" Mensquare - 4 Fev. 2015
- "L'Art en 2050: Robots érotiques" LOEIL en Mouvement #677 march 2015
- "France Cadet: empathie robotique" DigitalArti News - Fev 2015
- "France Cadet: moitié Femme, moitié Robot" Télérama Sortir - 19 Fev 2015
- "Quand les robots deviennet oeuvres d'Art" I&T Industrie & Technologie - 16 Fev. 2015
- "France Cadet: Robot pour être vrai" Sortir Telerama - 12 Fev. 2015
- "Robot mon Amour: l'artiste France Cadet expose au Cube" I&T Industrie & Technologie - 28 Jan. 2015
- "Le numérique se conjugue (aussi) au féminin" Revue Le Cube - Jan. 2015
2014: - "Les robots nous battent froid" Les Affiches - 21 Fev. 2014
- "De la Science à l'Art avec France Cadet" - Le Dauphiné Libéré - 27 Fev. 2014
- "Electricité sensible" Le petit bulletin n°919 - Fev. 2014
- "Quand l'Art et la Science s'entremêlent" SMH - Fev. 2014
- "Des robots émotifs" Périphérique n°72 - jan. 2014
- "
Ulice budou plné robotu..."(lstreets will be full of robots) journal Metro - Prague - Jan. 2014
- "kdo se o postara na stara kolena?" (who will take care of you when you will be old? a robot) Inspirance - Jan. 2014
.../...
...under construction... (see the news section)
2009: - "Carrousel de l'érotisme à la galerie numérosix" - La Provence - 11 october 2009
- "Monstres à puces électroniques" - Le Soir - 10 october 2009
- "Monstres ludiques et interactifs" - La Libre - 01 october 2009
- "Monstrueusement décalé" - Nord Eclair - 16 September 2009
- "Métamorphoses abouties à Aix-en-Provence" - Libération - 05 june 2009
- "Parcours d'Art contemporain" - Madame Figaro - 06 june 2009
- "Parcours d'Art Rue Paradis" - Art & Décoration - june 2009
- "L'art au Paradis" - COTE MAGAZINE - May 2009.
- "
D'ARS n°193"
- Amusement n°4 - March 2009.
- "Robot, as-tu donc une âme?" - Cimaise magazine - Caroline figwer - March 2009.
2008: - "Slick, Fiac, Show off et autre diva" - Arte tv - Véronique Godé - 3 November 2008.
- "Curiosité Artificielle" - Arte tv - Véronique Godé - 20 october 2008.
- "Sex and the com" - CB NEWS special Woman & Man - Anne Melcer - 16 June 2008.
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'Netartistas' introducen estímulos sensoriales en los videojuegos: R. BOSCO - S. CALDANA - El Pais - 8 May 2008.
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"Entrez dans Exit" : Véronique Godé - Fluctuat Net - April 2008.
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"Des festivals qui décoiffent." : Avantages - April 2008.
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"De l'hybride dans l'Art." : Cathy Blisson - Sortir Telerama - 26 March 2008.
- "Un festival qui bouleversera vos sens" : Guy Duplat - La Libre - 26 March 2008.
- "Un réel peut en cacher un autre" : Jean-Marie Wynants - Le Soir - 21 March 2008.
- "Via: bain électro" : Marie Lechner - Libération - 18 March 2008.
- "Zoom : Portraits-robots de trophées": Astrid Girardeau - Ecrans - Libération - 17 March 2008.
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"Les manipulations robotiques de France Cadet." : Cathy Blisson - Sortir Telerama - 27 February 2008.
- "Art Embodies A-Life: The VIDA Competition" - Leonardo Vol 41, N° 1 - February 2008.
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"Exhibit proposes new amenities for downtown life." : Kurt Shaw - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 24 February 2008.
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"Art Review: 'Urban Living' gadgets electrify" : Mary Thomas - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 6 February 2008.
2007: - "Le site du jour : CyberDoll, sexe et robotique..." : Astrid Girardeau - Libération - 22 november 2007.
- "Des sextoys qui disent «Oh oouiiiiii !»" : Libéblog - 21 november 2007.
- "Le gode n'est pas un substitut du phallus mais de la main, une main améliorée survoltée" : Agnès Giard - Libération - 24 november 2007.
2006: - "Robots pour être vrais" : la République des Pyrénées - 29 November 2006.
- "Ces robots chiens sont des clones" : Sud ouest - 23 November 2006.
- "Arte e ciência em interseções lúdicas" : Diaro de Pernambuco - 20 September 2006.
- "Provocaçoes digitais" : Folha de S.Paulo - 18 July 2006.
- "Canine cloning" : Bristol Evening Post - 9 February 2006.
2005: - "Farmers' anger at a mad cow robot" : Daily Press - 28 september 2005.
- "Union slams robotic BSE artwork.": BBC news - 28 September 2005.
- "Cultures du sexe. Internet et joystick masturbatoires.": Annick rivoire - Libération #7539 - 5 August 2005.
- "La Vie Artificielle et les Vies des Non-Humains" : Carol Gigliotti - Parachute 119 - July/August/September 2005.
- "Mutations canines à Exit" : Cathy Blisson – Sortir Telerama #2881 – 30 March 2005.
- "La science intruse" : Annick Rivoire - Libération #7432 - 2/3, April 2005.
- "Du rêve et des jeux pour tous" : Jean-Marie Wynants - Le Soir - 12 March 2005.
- "Folies robotiques": Marie Lechner - Libération #7395 – 28 February 2005.
2004: - "Dog[LAB]01" : ARTE / Cultures électroniques. November 2004.
- "Accord parental souhaitable": Ventillo n°112 - Pedro morais. December 2004.
- "Have 25 Years of Progress Helped?" Michelle Délio - Wired news - September 2004.
- "Wer bastelt mit an virtuellen Welten" Der Standard: – 6 September 2004.
- "Crash culture" - Annick Rivoire - Libération #7191.
- "Art from the machine: Gleams of the Inhuman" - James Coupe for Machinista.
- "ABC de ARCO" #5 - 16 Frebuary 2004.
- "Telefónica premia perros robóticos transgenicos" - El Pais/CiberP@is - Text by Roberta Bosco.
- "El Punto" de las artes #729 6-12 February 2004.
2003: - "Digitales Bonnes anées" - Annick Rivoire - Libération #6737. - 10 January 2003.
- "Des souris et des femmes" - Emmanuel Loi - Le "sous-officiel" #14 - May 2003.
- "On vous souhaite bien du plaisir" - Dominique Juan - Cote Magazine #76 - May 2003.
- "Project Room sur les Marseillais" - L’Hebdo Marseille #139 - 3 June 2003.
- "Art Dealers joue seven à Marseille" - Art Sud" - June 2003.
- "Deux nuits de doux délires à l’Ecole d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence" - La Provence - 5 November 2003.
2001: - "Une initiation ludique aux mystères de la robotique" - "La Provence" - 12 September 2001.
- "Pour clore le FER en beauté" - "Nord Eclair" - 31 August 2001- Belgium.
- "Des ateliers de création de robots : un véritable succès ! " - "Nord Eclair" - 17 August 2001- Belgium.
- "Nouvelle Gazette" ed. Centre - 11 August 2001- Belgium.
- "La Province" 7 August 2001 - Belgium.
- "Les robots investissent le PASS" - "La Province" & "Nouvelle Gazette" - 7 August 2001 - Belgium.


Awards:

2014: - Nominated among 10 artists for the 6th edition of Opline Pize.
2005: - Jury recommended work for the "MAP" Japan Media Art Festival – Tokyo - Japan.
2004: - 1st Prize of "Digital Stadium" – Tokyo – Japan.
2003: - 1st Prize of VIDA 6 festival - Madrid - Spain. "Art & Artificial Life International Competition".


Residencies:

2019: - 1 month Residency at La Fruitière numérique - Lourmarin - France
2015: - Residency at Cité des Arts de la Rue - Marseilles - France.
2005: - 8 months Residency at Bristol Robotics Laboratory: BRL
- Grant from the Lerverhulme Trust.
2003: - One month Residency at Lezarap’art – Marseilles - France.


Public collection:

2007: - Communauté d’agglomération Pau Pyrénées (CDA) - France
2006: - MEIAC - Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo - Badajoz - Spain


Lectures:

2022: - "Ecotic #3" French Embassy in Tokyo - Japan
- "Inside France Cadet's head" L'Essentiel - Cucuron - France
2021: - "Species Stories" International City of Arts - Paris - France
2019: - "Ethics and artificial intelligence" Chateau de Lourmarin - France
2015: - "Robot mon Amour" multidisciplinary library André Labarrère - Pau - France
- "Robot pour être vrai" Creative Mornings - Salon Marbeuf - Paris
2013: - "Une heure avec..." Fondation Vasarely - Aix-en-Provence - France
2011: - "From laboratory Object to Social Subject" - School of the Art Institute of Chicago - USA
2008: - "De l'Objet de laboratoire au Sujet Social" - Ecole d'Art de Dijon - France.
2007: - "Sonde # 0007: Du robot au théâtre" - 34° rencontres d'été - La chartreuse - Villeuneuve lez Avignon - France - Pdf file - See the video
- "BIORAMA"- DRU: Digital Research Unit - Huddersfield - UK
- "Do biologists dream of robotic art?" with Régine Débatty - LIFT07 - Geneva - Suitzerland - See the video
2006: - "Robotics and Interactivity" - "Emoção Artficial 3.0" - Sao Paulo - Brazil.
- "Teaching Robotic Dogs New Tricks" - SMARt2006 - Hochschule für Künste Bremen - Germany.
- "The Art of Behavioral Programming of Robots" - School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
2005: - "Dog[LAB]02 Show'n Tell" Watershed - Bristol - England.
2004: - "L’homme et la machine : vie artificielle, interactivité, robotique": "Arborescence 04" festival - Agora des Sciences – Marseilles - France.
- "Business Japan" : seminar on innovative technologies – Technopole l’Arbois - France.


Work experience :

2004 to now: - Robotics professor at Aix-en-Provence School of Art - France.
2012 - 2013: - Professor - Art & Technology Studies Department - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011 - 2012: - Associate professor & Chair of Art & Technology Studies Department - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2000 - 2004:

- Sculpture professor at Aix-en-Provence School of Art (extracurricular workshop) - France.
- Creation of the robotics workshop for teenagers (extracurricular workshop).

              - Robotics workshops for adults:

2008: - "Pinguino Project" - Interactivos'09 @ Medialab-Prado Madrid - Spain.
2007: - Workshop "Mechatronics" Hfk:University of the Art - Bremen - Germany.
- "Vida 9: Art, Robotics and Artificial Life" - Madrid - Spain.
- "GAME": Game Art Multiplex Experiments - Aix-en-Provence School of Art - France.
2006: - "The Art of Behavioral Programming of Robots" - School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
2005:

- "IDRE" - Intelligence over the Network- Aix-en-Provence School of Art - France.

2001: - Robotics training for the employees of the PASS Museum – Belgium.

              - Robotics workshops for teenagers:

2007: - Lego Course - Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.
2006: - Lego Course - Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.
2005: - Lego Course - "Sialoo interactive" - Lambesc - France.
- Lego Course - Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.
2004:

- Lego Course - "Sialoo interactive" - Lambesc - France.
- Lego Course - Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.

2003: - Lego Course - "Sialoo interactive" - Lambesc - France.
- Lego Course - Aix-en-Provence School of Art - France.
- Electronics/Robotics Course (15/18 years old) Lycée Châtelier - Marseilles - France.
- Lego Course - Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.
2002: - Robotics/New Media Course(12/18 years old) L'Olivier Bleu - Marseilles - France.
- Lego Course(9/13 years old) - Aix-en-Provence School of Art - France.
- Lego Course - Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.
2001: - "FER au Pass" - "Robotic Experiences Festival" – Lego Course - Belgium.
- Electronics/robotics Course (12/18 years old) L'Olivier Bleu - Marseilles - France.
- Lego Course - Collège l'Estaque - Marseilles - France.
- Electronics/robotics Course (15/18 years old) Collège R.Rolland - Marseilles - France.
2000: - Creation of the robotics workshop for teenagers (extracurricular workshop) at Aix-en-provence School of Art - France.
- "AVIGNONumérique" - Cultural Capital 2000. C.U.T Robotics - Robotics courses.

              - Technical contribution:

2003: - Collaboration with Mathieu Briand on the project SYS*017.ReE.06/PIG-Eq\5*
(autonomous lectronic devices with video camera glasses).
2001: - Technical contribution for Shilpa Gupta's interactive multimedia installation.
1999:

- "CYMAR @ WEIMAR" - Capitale Culturelle 1999
Electronic technician: setting up and maintenance of the exhibition.

1997: - Painting Workshop in collaboration with a stage and writing workshop.