GERALD KURDIAN, a gay activist
Gerald Kurdian, musician, performer, and photographer, studied visual arts at Ensapc before joining the contemporary dance company Ex.e.r.ce under the direction of Mathilde Monnier and Xavier Le Roy.
Since then, he has produced several albums - This is the hello monster!, Icosaèdre - performed oblique concerts - Royal Gala (2005), 1999 (2009), 18 Chansons (2010), My first club- song ever (2011), The Magic of Spectacular Theater (2012), La Solidité des choses (2014), Les Îles Artificielles (2015), Hot Bodies - Stand up (2018) - exploring playful synergies between electronic music and performance with an obsession for a documentary vision. He does so in live performances (Crossing the Line - New York, Le Centquatre - Paris, Festival des Inaccoutumés - Paris, etc.), contemporary art venues (Centre Pompidou - Metz, Fondation Cartier, etc.) or independent music venues (Musiques Volantes, 6par4, etc.).
In 2017, he launched a transdisciplinary research project around sexual revolutions - HOT BODIES OF THE FUTURE! - and organizes parties - A QUEER BALL FOR HOT BODIES OF THE FUTURE! - to honor all LGBTQIEA+ minorities as well as all those who support and love them. He is currently working on his new album under the name GAERALD (formerly Tarek_x).
Gerald has agreed to photograph our eco-friendly sneakers on colored backgrounds and to bring his poetic and strange universe into ours.
