Obsessions

In his eighteens, while he got ready to start studying fine arts, a coma after a serious motorcycle accident changed the promising life of this young artist. The impossibility of recovery condemned Dominique Théte to fantasize about his life. This is why almost all his drawings are followed by a “Shema (sic) representing me…” where he stages different aspects of his fantasy life, whereas in the afternoon suit he would wear during his marriage, in a comedian loved by his audience, in a star singer, or in the reproduction of the numerous cars he dreams of. As Anne-Françoise Rouche implied: “Because he was stolen from his construction of common person, he is going to draw and to write that of[…]

Raised in a stimulating environment; culturally open, Kostia is fascinated by the circus, theatre and music since his early childhood. As a teenager, he met the musician Antoine Boulangé who initiated him to music and who quickly detected his skills for rap. In 2009, as he was living in the South of France, Kostia Botkine regulary met Antoine Boulangé at La “S” Grand Atelier where he participated in residencies of music creation with the band “The Choolers”. In 2015, Kostia Botkine settled down in Vielsam in order to work full time at the workshops of La “S”. From then on, the Choolers project evolved and became more focused on him and Philippe Marien. The band continues to expand and plays[…]