David Lavaysse (1976, Montpellier, France) pursues an artistic practice in which sound, text, and image converge toward an exploration of disappearance protocols and economies of the trace.
His approach charts a cartography of visibility regimes. He explores it through series that bring the plastic and the conceptual into dialogue, enriched by collaborations between art, science, fashion, and performing arts.
<His works have been presented at the Opéra de Montpellier, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, MUDAM Luxembourg, Cannes Film Festival, Namsangol Hanok Village Theater, Arko Theater, Seoul International Book Fair, and internationally in art centers, theaters, and festivals.
Since 2014, he has taught graphic engineering at Paul Valéry University (Montpellier), adopting a holistic approach that integrates technical, aesthetic, and critical dimensions.
He is based in Seoul.
| Title | Medias | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 이방인들 (Strangers) | Lathe cut 12". Series of sixteen. | / 2025 (to be released) |
| Joji Gwisin (저지 귀신) feat. Kim Hyunsun. "Un jour je disparaitrai / 언젠가 나는 사라질 것이다 " |
7 inches lathe cut. Séries of 36. | (to be released) |
| Qu'on m'oubliât bien |
Poetry & illustrations.
In-quarto, hand-crafted. Series of sixteen. Coptic-bound by Atelier Boyoung Lee, Seoul. |
1fuse / juin 2025 |
| One arm | 7 inches lathe cut. A0 print in 1 ex. A4 insert on washi paper. Series of thirty-five. | 1fuse / 2025 |
| Joji Gwisin (저지 귀신) feat. Beck Young Wook. "Cyclops" |
7 inches lathe cut. Silk screen on Hanji paper. Series of thirty-six. | 1fuse / 2024 |
| La respiration | Magazine. Vinyl. | In Corpore Sano / 2022 |
| Arrondir Feat. Cédric Viollet |
Lathe cut. Photo. Series of twenty-five. | 1fuse / 2019 |
| Vanités The Shoppings |
Vinyl. Cassette. Lathe cut. Artfoam. Compact disc. | TS / 2018 |
| La ville en grâce | Compact disc. Hanji paprt. Series of one hundred. | 1fuse / 2017 |
| Mon crédit Feat. Jacques Allaire |
Vinyl. standard cassette. Gold cassette. Compact disc. | 1fuse / Quadrilab / 2016 |
| Pélissols | Natural wine bottle. Micro-sd card. | 1fuse / 2015 |
| Le Dernier Contingent | Compact disc. | 2015 |
| Histoire d'un document retrouvé Feat. Thomas Malésieux |
Cassette. Slate. Series of ten. | 1fuse / Quadrilab / 2014 |
| Réconfort infini. Avec Annie Abrahams |
Pyrogravure sur merisier. 1mn loop cassette. Series of ten. | 1fuse / 2013 |
| 1fuse#1 | Paper pulp. Pigments. Seeds. Cassettes. Series of thirty-two. | 1fuse / 2011 |
| Slow eater i&fused |
Compact disc. | ici d'ailleurs / 2008 |
| The Shoppings | Compact disc. | ici d'ailleurs / 2007 |
| i&fused / double U | Vinyl. | Wool recordings / 2004 |
| Superheights#2 i&fused&friends |
Cassettes. Silk screen. Cloth patch. Series of 100. | Superheights institute / 2004 |
| Paranoid i&fused |
Vinyl. | dialect recordings / 2004 |
| Superheights#1 T.D.I. |
Cassettes. Silk screen. Bracelet éponge. Series of 100. | Superheights institute / 2003 |
| V1.0 i n fused |
Vinyl. | Plug & play - 2000 |
| Expectations the Dave's infusion |
Compact disc. | Serpentine / 1999 |
| Real fun Dave's infusion |
Compact disc. | MK label / 1999 |
| Title | About | Venue / Date |
|---|---|---|
| '이방인들' (Strangers) | Choreographic piece by Kim Hyunsun. Composition and live performance. | Premiere at Arko theater, Seoul, April 13, 2025. Awarded the Excellence Prize at the 39th Korea Dance Festival. Closing performance of the ChangMu International Performing Arts Festival on August 31, 2025. |
| Les couleurs du bonheur | Choreographic piece by Young Ho Nam. Composition and live performance. | Premiere at Montpellier Opera, November 10, 2023. |
| Le cri du silence | Choreographic piece by Young Ho Nam. Music composition and live diffusion. | Korean tour May / June 2023 - Seoul / Jeju / Busan |
| Jizai body collection | Advanced technologies applied to the human body. Under the direction of Shutaro Oku. | IHI stage around / Tokyo / November 4, 2022 |
| 5 Bangs | Choreographic performance with Korean dancers. Music composition and live performance. | France : 2021 / Korea : 2022 |
| L'Odyssée Manhwa | Inspired by Homer's Odyssey. Collaboration with Korean Manhwa artist Young Wook Beck and video artist Pierre Sévila. Live drawing & live music. | Premiere at Montpellier Opera on November 27, 2021. Performed again in Korea in 2022. |
| Et on clouera des comètes sur l'horizon en fuite | Performance with Véronique Béland. | Premiere at Château de Goutelas on May 13, 2022 |
| Calypso | Prelude to Homere's Odyssey | Online video / November 2020 |
| Manhwa | Collaboration with Korean Manhwa artist Young Wook Beck and video artist Pierre Sévila. Live drawing & live music. | Premiere at Opéra Comédie de Montpellier, November 19-21, 2019. |
| SEOIR | Collaboration with Frank Rabeyrolles, performance echoing Abdelkader Benchama's 'Fata Bromosa' exhibition. | September 6, 2020 at the Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée in Sérignan |
| Le Dernier Contingent | Music for the show by Jacques Allaire - live performance. | French tour 2015 / 2016 |
| La République de Platon | Music for the show by Jacques Allaire. Music composition & sound management. | Premiere at Théâtre Scènes des 3 Ponts, Castelnaudary, May 28, 2015. |
| Title | About | Date |
|---|---|---|
| One arm | Music composition for Oku Shutaro's film. | World premiere May 5, 2024 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Presentation at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. |
| Edoki academy | Music and sound design for the 'Montessori preschool' application. "Astrocount" and "Fables de la Fontaine". | 2023 - 2024 |
| Off-White™ c/o Vilebrequin | Music for the campaign directed by Viktor Vauthier for Off-White™ / Virgil Abloh. | 2019 |
| Québec science | Music, sound design & mixing of the series " 20% - A podcast about women in science and technology | 2019 / 2020 |
| Kiss me | Music, sound design and ambisonic mixing for the VR360 film by Arnault Labaronne | 2019 |
| Carhartt | Music for the fall/winter 2018 collection campaign by Viktor Vauthier | 2018 |
| Edoki academy | Music for the 'Montessori preschool' application. | 2018 |
| Québec science | Sound design, editing, mixing & mastering of podcasts | 2014 > 2020 |
| CNRS éditions | Sound design, editing, mixing & mastering for the audio books collection ' De vive voix ' | 2014 > 2020 |
| Carhartt | Music for the spring/summer 2018 collection campaign by Viktor Vauthier | 2018 |
| En mode Punky B. | En mode Punky B." theme music for DIM / Publicis | 2011 |
| 1997-2007 : Colette | The shoppings with Jeremy Scott & Nadège Winter. Music for the 10th anniversary of the 'Colette' store | 2007 |
