École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine

The École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine (ÉSAL), a public cultural cooperation institution, was formed in January 2011 through the merger of the École de l’Image d’Épinal and the École supérieure d’art de Metz Métropole. In January 2014, the EPCC ÉSAL merged with the Cefedem de Lorraine, a training centre for dance and music teachers, which now forms the music and dance department of ÉSAL.

The Metz campus of ÉSAL is organised around workshops, laboratories and research centres focusing on interactivity, spatialisation, photography and video. The higher education institution for the arts awards national diplomas in Design, Art and Communication.

The higher education institution for the arts awards national diplomas: the National Diploma in Art (DNA), with three specialisations—Design, Art and Communication—all of which are equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree; the National Higher Diploma in Visual Arts (DNSEP), with options in Art and Communication, two diplomas equivalent to a Master’s degree. The music and dance department awards a State Diploma (DE), one in music and one in dance.

Website : https://esalorraine.fr/

Presentation of the class:

Coordinator: Pierre Villemi

Second-year students on the Art and Multi-media track drew on archives, narratives and contemporary personal experiences to develop cinematic narrative processes that share a common approach to ‘reality’. Their expressions are unique; they have expressed themselves using a cinematic vocabulary honed throughout the year, whether through practical exercises or by watching arthouse films.