Simon Restino

Simon Restino (b. 1991, France) lives in Strasbourg. He studied in London at Central Saint Martin’s College (2010-2013, 1st Degree Honor). From painting, his research unfolded in space and became installations, writing and performance. At Beaux-Arts de Paris-Cergy (2014-2016), he started a large project built around the enigmatic figure of Kaspar Hauser. He trained at École du TNS (Strasbourg) in the scenography section (2017-2020), which led him to conceive spaces, costumes and objects for Simon-Elie Galibert. He contributed to french school pavilion of the Prague Theatre Architecture and Design Quadrennial 2019, curated by artist Phillipe Quesne. As part of his personal project, he staged Kaspar Hauser 1828-1833 (TNS, 2019). He collaborated with Julien Gosselin (Dekalog, 2021) and designed scenography & costumes for director Blandine Savetier. He performed in Castellucci’s Bros (2021). He is currently working on personal projects including The Bros tapes, and (Kaspar Hauser).