Mike Schertzer (born May 27, 1965, in Brantford, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and artist.[1][2]

Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia with a B.Sc. in biology, and lived for some time in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] In 2017 he obtained a PhD from the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie/Sorbonne Universités (ED515, Complexité du Vivant). He currently lives and works in Paris, France.

According to his personal homepage, he has worked as a research technician since 1987, and as of 2009, he has been employed as a molecular biologist at the Curie Institute in Paris, France.[3] Of his artistic work, he says

"I practice a unique form of collage, which I call 'Sublimage' (paper and acrylic on glass). I also create text-based art, mostly overpainted books (negatexts). I also do performances and interventions that typically run for at least 8 hours."[1]

He claims to have devised the longest acronym in the English language, Acronymic in his book Cipher and Poverty.[3]

Books

The following are some books by Schertzer:[3]

  • The House of Misfortune (1994). Tonguenail Books.
  • Short Films from the 14th Century (1994). Exile Editions.
  • A Hand for the Drowned (1994). Ekstasis Editions.
  • A Personal Dictionary' '(1997). Tonguenail Books.
  • Cipher and Poverty (The Book of Nothing) (1998). Ekstasis Editions.
  • Absulation(1998). Self-published.
  • Devil's Wine (2003). Self-published.
  • Peindicy (2007). Exile Editions.

Performances and interventions

  • Opacity. Vancouver (2000)
  • Les Essais
  • Diderot 2013
  • Les Ville Invisibles (Nuit Blanche 2015, Bruxelles)
  • Pain Proust

References

  1. 1 2 Saatchi Gallery Artists Profile for Mike Schertzer. Accessed April 14, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Canadian Poet Registry Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine at Hidden Brook Press site. Accessed April 14, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 Biography of Mike Schertzer at his personal site. Accessed April 14, 2009.

See also


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