Benjamin Bardou is a filmmaker, art director, and director based in Paris. He received his artistic training at the Georges Méliès School in Orly, an institute specialized in teaching animation and visual effects techniques. Benjamin Bardou explores the city, nature, and memory through photogrammetry, a 3D capture technique that he has been developing and drawing inspiration from since 2014. In this way, he places technology at the service of memory, seeking to reconstruct the memories and emotions that cities and art evoke. One of his main sources of inspiration is the work of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, from whom he notably borrows the concept of historical materialism, which he visually reinterprets within the framework of his artworks. His aim is to work with historical materials as well as with simple, prosaic urban elements in order to reach and engage the collective unconscious. His interest in the metropolis has been shaped by the influence of classics such as the film Metropolis, Ghost in the Shell, the photographs of Berenice Abbott, and the manga universe of Katsuhiro Otomo. However, it was his arrival in Paris that transformed this attraction into a true fascination. Bardou sets out in search of the soul of the city. At night, the multitude of streets and the illuminated windows of buildings lend themselves to reverie and imagination. According to him, the form of the city mirrors the memory of places. He explores these different facets through a series of visual poems.

After studying painting, he joined the visual effects industry, where he specialized in matte painting for feature films, commercials, and music videos. Within the studios of Mikros Image, a digital post-production and visual effects company, he now works on the production of feature films, advertising campaigns, and music videos. His work has been exhibited around the world, from Brazil (FILE Machinima) to South Korea (K Museum of Contemporary Art), as well as in France (Collectif Jeune Cinéma and Motion Motion) and Portugal (Centro das Artes), among others.