Simon RESTINO

Multidisciplinary artist, director, and scenographer

About the artist

Simon Restino, born in 1991 in France, lives in Paris and Strasbourg. He studied at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design in London (2010-2013, 1st Degree Honor). There, his research focused closely on the performances of early humans in Upper Paleolithic caves. His painting extended into space, transforming into installations, writing, and performances.

At the Beaux-Arts in Paris-Cergy (2014-2016), he undertook a project titled Life and Death of Kaspar Hauser, centered on the enigmatic figure of Kaspar Hauser. He trained at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg (TNS) in the scenography section (Group 45, 2017-2020), which led him to design spaces, costumes, and objects for the productions of Simon-Élie Galibert. He contributed to the French School Pavilion at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in 2019, under the artistic direction of Philippe Quesne.

In September 2019, he pursued his personal project and directed Kaspar Hauser 1828-1833 at the TNS, based on autobiographical texts by Kaspar Hauser, Pierre Michon, and Robert Walser. He collaborated on the scenography for the play Dekalog, directed by Julien Gosselin (2020-2021). Subsequently, he designed the scenography and costumes for « Nous entrerons dans la carrière » and « Un pas de chat sauvage », directed by Blandine Savetier (2021 and 2023), as well as the scenography for « Je n’ai pas le don de parler », based on Robert Walser texts, directed by Agathe Paysant (2023).

Currently, he is working on several projects as director, including (Kaspar Hauser), inspired by a sequence from François Truffaut’s film Fahrenheit 451, and ROBS, a performance inspired by his experience as a police extra in another artist’s production.

Discover more about the artist’s project and presentation here: Simon Restino