1948

Born in Tübingen from French parents. His father was a diplomat in South Africa, Peru , Finland, Greece.

1968

Leaves Paris after May 1968, travels in Italy and Germany, settles in Basel in 1970.

1971

First drawings and electronic music composition. Realistion of a video for Maurizio Kagel. Individual and group exhibition in Paris, Zürich (Gimpel), New York, Düsseldorf and Basel ( Riehentor Gallery).

1975

First concert in Basel’s Art gallery (March), then in Amsterdam (Gaudeamus, composition Prize).

1978

Part of John Cage’s european tour. Work with Laurie Anderson. Concerts in the Zürich’s Tonhalle and Bonn’s cultural center.

1979

Concert in Paris (IRCAM), in Trieste (composition for orchestra) and Berlin (Bethanien).

1980-81

Performances at the Kunsthalle in Bâle (magnetic night) and in Berne’s Art Museum. Part of Nina Hagen and Brian Eno disk recording.

1982

Radio interventions at France Inter, Roman Swiss Radio and DRS radio. Help to organise performances at the Basel Kunsthalle with Christophe Ammann until 1988. In 1982-83, exhibition and performances at Basel’s Kunstalle.

1984-85

Performance tour and workshops in Berlin, Prague and Varsow, choreography and music for polish television, music for dance and theatre group from Basel, 1985 exhibition at the Fabian & Claude Walter Gallery in Basel.

1986

January: laser image live synchronisation for Bohuslav Martinu interpreted by Basel Sinfonietta at the Stadtcasino. Tours in Switzerland and Germany. Exhibition in Frankfort, Bologne, Köln and Basel (Fabian & Claude Walter Gallery).

1988

A Commission from Basel for a musical composition. Exhibition at the Fabian & Claude Walter Gallery in Basel.

1989

Stop over in Malta (sketch book, line images) on the way to Egypt for a one year stay. Settling in Basel, water drawings, aquatic projection on the central pillar of the Rhin bridge: exhibition at the Fabian & Claude Walter Gallery, composition for the cinema, the ballet and the theatre.

1990

Exhibition at the Fabian & Claude Walter Gallery. Commission for the Basel’s Kunstkredit.

1991

Stay in Italy, realisation of a movie on Gaudi’s work, commission from television, concert in Orgnac - in Provence - broadcasted on TV.

1992

Settles and works in Gard (France), drawings and pictural art.

1994-99

Participation at the annual exhibition of Basel’s Kunsthalle.

depuis 1995

Work on drawn line.

1997-99

Two year stay in Africa, Burkina Faso, trip to Mali, Mauritany. Production of a critical movie on development help.

2001

Work in Budapest, group exhibition at the Basel’s Kunstraum Kaserne, commissioner of Dieter Köpplin exhibition, group exhibition at Beyeler Fundation (Kunstraum Riehen), conference-debate on "Ornemental versus abstract Art Work" with Markus Brüderlin Anselm Stadler Dieter Köpplin. Arbeit in Budapest.

2002

Stay in Mozambic, exhibition at La Haye’s von Teck Gallery. Neue Reise in Afrika. Aufenthalt in Mosambik.

2003

Group exhibition at Basel’s Art Museum.

2004

Group exhibition at Basel’s Kunsthalle Kaserne.

2005

First "paintings" on étoffe tramées.

ART 36 Basel.

2006-07

Résidence in Camerun, Tchad (fondation IAAB).

Acquisition Kunstmuseum Aarau.

2008

Group exhibition in Basel and Paris.

Symetric paintings.

2009

Retroperspective Kunstraum Riehen (Fondation Beyeler). 

Galerie P. Nîmes 

2010-11

6 months of artist's résidency in India.

Acquisition of 4 big formats through "National Swiss" and the Kunstmuseum Bâle.

2012-13

Unexpected buddhist Influence.

Production of big format aquarelles.

First "transparent" paintings.

2014-15

Journeys through Europe.

2016

Residency in Palermo.

2017

Wall painting at Kunstverein Freiburg (Germany).

2018-19

Journeys through Europe.

2021

Formation of the gallery  fondation mh in Avignon:

Exhibitions "one straight line and five not straight lines",  "drawing limit sculpture",

"spheric cube", "Arte è una cosa mentale".

2022

Exhibtions at the gallery fondation mh in Avignon:

"Desert", "Deux Amis", "Jeux", "2x1=1"

2023

Exhibtions at the gallery fondation mh in Avignon:

"Peace", "Colours on line"

Exhibition "drawing limit sculpture" at Fort St André in Villeneuve les Avignon