Jocelyn Michel Janon

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New Zealand °1965
research interests: photography, visual storytelling, methodologies, media, design, fiction-based research, colonial memory, scientific fictionalism, cultural representation, practice-based research, Archival Research, decolonial critique, embodied practice, visual memory, ethics of image-making, historical recontextualisation, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
affiliation: Media Design School
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I am a lecturer at Media Design School and a photographer based in  Auckland, New Zealand.

Photography is my way of connecting with people and expressing my deep appreciation for humanity. It is both an artistic pursuit and a means of engaging with the world—an extension of my curiosity about identity, and the narratives that shape us.

I embrace traditional artistic techniques while exploring the evolving possibilities of Artificial Intelligence, using structured methodologies to interrogate representation, perception, and cultural narratives.

Media Design School is a New Zealand institution specialising in creative technologies, offering industry-aligned programs in media design, animation, game development, and digital innovation.

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  • The zoo: A mise-en-scène (2025) author(s): Jocelyn Michel Janon published in: Research Catalogue
    The zoo is not a neutral site of animal display but a meticulously curated mise en scène where scenography dictates perception. This exposition reframes the zoological garden as a dispositif of control, foregrounding fabricated rock formations, artificial lighting, and concealed barriers as theatrical devices. Through square format photographic series that exclude animals, the work exposes the zoo’s fragmented geographies as staged spectacles designed for human imagination rather than ecological integrity. The project interrogates authorship, agency, and representation, inviting viewers to reconsider the zoo as a cultural theatre of estrangement and illusion.
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