About

Basé à Marseille et issu d’une formation en géopolitique, les travaux de Paul Mesnager se focalisent sur relations entre image et pouvoir. En parallèle d’une activité de designer graphique et photographe free-lance, notamment avec Arte, des centres d’art contemporain ou des projets musicaux, il réunit ses préoccupations pour le journalisme, le design graphique et la photographie dans des projets qui prennent la forme de livres, de conférences ou d’expositions.

Based in Marseille and with a background in geopolitics, Paul Mesnager’s work focuses on the relationship between image and power. Alongside his career as a freelance graphic designer and photographer—working notably with Arte, contemporary art centers, and musical projects—he brings together his interests in journalism, graphic design, and photography through projects that take the form of books, lectures, and exhibitions.

Exhibitions

2025

TIDE Magazine release party
Notre Dame Music Bar

2025

Batul
SOAS Gallery, London

2024

Unsafe Place
Dar Bach Hamba, Tunis

2024

Geography of Domination
La Marbrerie, Paris

2025

Olympia (+ Valérie Jouve)
The Cévennes

2018

Remains
Hands of Work, Saint Ouen

2016

First Year Sissi
The 61, Paris

Publications

2025

TIDE Magazine
“Saadiya”

2025

SENS Magazine
Magazine cover

2025

SAAG Magazine
“Existing in Kashmir”

2025

Revue PAYS
“Les Atlantides cévenoles”

2025

FISHEYE Magazine
“Batul: transitioning to find yourself”

2025

MEDIAPART
“In Gardanne, the ecological balance sheet of the power plant”

2025

POLKA Magazine (Insta)
Batul

2025

FISHEYE Magazine
Horror seen from the sky

2025

Revue INVENDABLE
Stories From Kashmir

Conférences

2025

Stories from Kashmir
Le 61, Paris

2025

Palestine : penser les blessures
Avec Sophie Bessis et Aïda Delpuech

2025

Geography of Domination
Fata Morgana Festival

2025

Geography of Domination
ENSP

2025

Geography of Domination
B7L9 Art Station, Tunis

Experiences

2017

Journaliste (stage)
Le Monde Diplomatique

2017

Assistant réalisateur (stage)
Eyal Sivan

2015

Journaliste (stage)
Jeune Afrique