Cesar Minoru Harada, born in 1983 in
Bayonne (64 France) from a Japanese father and french mother.
QUALIFICATIONS
| 2009 |
- MA, Design Interactions, Royal College
of
Art, London, UK.
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- Certification "Course au
Large", formation ISAF for seafarers CEPS, Lorient, France.
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2007
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- TOEFL (English), 98%
English pro-efficiency
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| 2006 |
- MA, "Good", Animation film, Ecole
Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs de Paris, France. |
| 2001 |
- Baccalaureate (GCE) section applied arts
with the mention “very good”, best national results for the discipline,
historic best results for arts. Ecole Boulle, Paris, France. |
EDUCATION
| 2007-2009 |
- Royal College of Art, Design
Interactions,
London. |
2008
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- CEPS, (Centre Etude et
de Pratique de la Survie (en mer))
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2006-2007
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- Master II "New medias in contemporary
art"
at Paris 8. |
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2005
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- Graduation from ENSAD (Ecole Nationale
Superieure des Arts Decoratifs de Paris), animation section
with mention "good". |
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2005-2006
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- Essay "troubles in space perception",
mention "good", accessible at the ENSAD librairy, Paris, France.
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2004-2005
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- Part-time industrial design
student at the ENSCI (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Creation
Industrielle) "les ateliers" Paris, France.
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2001-2004
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- Exchange studying graphic design BA at
CSM
(Central Saint Martin school, London UK).
- 10th rank at the admission in the ENSAD (National superior school of
decorative arts)1st year at ENSAD, 2nd year in traverse section, 3rd
year animation section. |
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2001
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- 10th at the National Superior School of
Decorative Arts, youngest admitted
- High school at the ecole Boulle, major of section Arts Applied.
- Baccalauréat (GCE) section applied arts with the mention "very good",
best national results for the discipline, historic best results for
arts. |
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1998-2001
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- Studies of glass blown at ADAC, Paris
Belleville studio with master Pedro Veloso. |
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1997-2001
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- Secondary school at college Stanislas. |
| 1994-1998 |
- Saint-malo's cathedral choir school
(soprano solist).
-Languages studies : Japan (92, 94, 96, 99, 03), UK (99, 01, 03-10),
USA
(00, 07, 09), Spain (00, 01). |
| 1990-93 |
- Primary school "pihet" Paris 75011 FR |
| 1987-89 |
- Nursery "passage Beslay" Paris 75011 FR |
| 1986-87 |
- Nursery "les passages",
Evry-Courcouronnes
91 FR |
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1983
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- Birth "clinique Lafourquade" Bayonne 64
FR |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2010 |
- Researcher on the Anaconda Wave Energy
Generator at the Southampton University, prototyping the -
Energy_Animal, under direction of Prof. V. Heller, J. Chaplin,
ESPCR, NESTA, UK
- Exhibition at the Royal College of Art, ESPCR, NESTA, UK
- Founder of the World-Environment-Organization.org
- Founder and coordinator of Liquid Economy, UK
- Founder of Openet.org
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| 2009 |
- Coordinator of the Open_Sailing project,
coordinating an international team of about 40 collaborators.
- Fabrication of the International_Ocean_Station.
- Workshop "Social geometry", at the Miller Galery, "29 chains to the
moon", Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, USA.
- Exhibition at the Miller Galery, "29 chains to the moon" exhibition,
curated by Andrea Grover & Astria Suparak, Carnegie Mellon
University,
Pittsburgh, USA.
- Workshop at the CCCB (Centre De Cultura Contemporanea De Barcelona),
Spain.
- Exhibition at the V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media, "what
crisis?" curated by Michel Van Dartel, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Exhibition at the ARS Electronica Center, Linz, Austria.
- Fabrication at the Futurelab, FABLAB, ARS Electronica, Linz, Austria
- [NEXT IDEA] grant, Golden Nicas ARS Electronica, Linz, Austria.
- Exhibition of Natural Fuse at the Architecture League New York, USA
- Assistant architect of Usman Haque on the Natural Fuse project in
London, with Dot Samsen.
- Assistant architect of Natalie Jeremijenko and Angel Borrego Cubero
for
the conception and construction manager of the Urban Space Station at
the Art
Futura:
Máquinas&Almas at the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid,
Spain. Production of a 17' documentary screened in SanFransisco TV.
- Exhibition of Open_Sailing model at the "Interim Show", Royal College
of Art, London, UK.
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| 2008 |
- “Overseas” participation to the creation
of contemporary dance piece with Simone Truong and the
IWishIcouldDescribeItToYouBetter collective, Beijing, China.
- Construction and Safety, Student
representative, Secretary assistant, Data aggregation manager, Database
editor at the Royal College of Art, Design Interactions.
- "Industrial Fragility" Animation film, exhibited at la FIAC, next to
Bill Viola, Paris, France.
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| 2007 |
- Graphic design and film editing tutor at
the National Superior School of Architecture, Versailles, France
- Cameraman at the Pompidou center for the
"Jeudiz" performances, Paris, France.
- Architect and builder of "Computer//Home architecture", Paris, France.
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2006
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- Launching "HARADA" the monography of his
father Tetsuo HARADA sculptor, 360p, 700 images colors,
French-Japanese-english at the pompidou center's bookshop Flammarion,
ed. HARADA, France.
- "Brro Checked" with Eva Kuepfer, Simone Truong, Edmund Fung, Asuka
Yamaguchi at the National Superior School of Industrial Creation Paris
France
- "Duet and a Ghost" with Simone Truong and Eva Kuepfer at ArteZ,
Arnhem
the Netherands.
- "Champs de la Beauce" 7' documentary film.
- "Disponible" ("available"), graduation animation film from ENSAD
animation section.
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2005
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- Exhibition of 3 videos works
"FORMES", "ligne-volume", "Les champs de la Beauce 2005" at the Niigata
Prefectural museum of modern art, NOM, Japan.
- "Beyond the screen",organising the international interaction design
with Elise Co (MIT), National Superior School for Industrial Creation,
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Creation Industrielle,
Paris FR.
- "Pure Water Project" Humanitarian plan to raise funds and buy
Desalanisation pump during the south-east Tsunami aftermath in India
Auroville. |
| 2004 |
- Assistant animator of William Kentridge
at
"La poudriére" in Valence, France.
- Exhibition of "peace-war" 3', "MADRID 11-03-04" 5' , 1 installation,
and 1 performance in Greece (Kifisia art centrum and Polychronopoulos
museum of Skironio for Peace and the Athens 2004 Olympic games.
- Realisation "BE THE BOSS", and "arvo" : animation short films.
- Personal Exhibition "Le parc d'attraction", installation at ENSAD
75005
Paris FR.
- "SUDAC" 4' experimental film with Ana-Maria Gomez , FR.
- Stage design of "Pauvre de nous" for Emaus at the Humankind Museum
Paris with "midi6".
- Webdesign of several commercial websites.
- "Pharaon" innovative advertising, large grafitis, tube station
Pyramide for the Arabic World
Institute with midi6, Paris, France.
- Construction of Tetsuo Harada 3000m2 studio in Fresnay l'évêque 28,
France.
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2003
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- Exhibition "human experience",
large collaborative performance at CSM, London, UK
- "QUEST",800m graffiti installation in Islington Water tunnel, London,
UK.
- "sound-visual-space" 1' experimental installation, film, London, UK.
- "colours" with Mike Chan, London, UK.
- "chaos magazine" 1'30, with Yosuke Nagafuchi, Habib Hanif, London, UK.
- Smoke-machinist on a short film about firemen "festina lente", Paris,
France.
- Assistant of Tamaki Okamoto, translation assistant (jp. to fr.) for
"Battle Royal II", Montreuil France.
- "Ecolo Parade 2003" technical responsible for demonstration, 3000
people Paris France.
- Chief constructor, 20 workers building 3 massive vehicules for moving
scene-vehicles, Paris, France.
- Carpentry works in Niigata, assistant of Tetsuo Harada, "Kokoro no
mado",
Niigata, Japan.
- Organisation of a cultural travel in Lisbon for 50 persons, Portugal
- Curating "va chercher bonheur!" exhibition at the ENSAD Paris, France.
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2002
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- Co-responsible for "exchange" exhibition
at the British Council Paris (ENSAD-CSM collaboration).
- "Happyjoy family", 5 short animation films at the British Council
75007
Paris FR
- "INFO TRAFIC", 15' choregraphic and video performance at the ministry
of equiment, la Défense FR.
- "INFO TRAFIC", at the SIEL performing arts fair, Paris Hall des
Expositions Porte de Versailles FR. |
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2001
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- Assistant carpenter of Master Kobayashi
in
the construction of a traditional tea pavillion in Caen.
- Assistant roof-maker (industrial), assistant electrician
(residential),
house-removals for companies.
- "pas cher", fashion accessories making and retail, "manufacture des
oeillets" Ivry s/Seine FR
- "L'ours et l'amateur de jardin" 3'00, animation film with Stephanie
Bach ,David Muguet, Quentin Blondel, Laurent Lichou, A-G Remondeau FR.
- "Hug drüt haben fruut" 3'00, animation film with David Muguet,
Quentin
Blondel, Nicolas Vallet. |
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2000
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- Realisation of "L'ours et l'amateur de
jardin", animation film (modelling clay).
- Organisation of the school trip to Lisboa for 50 people.
- Training course of stage-making for photography at "studio zero".
- Exhibition of glass sculptures "Formes" at "la maison des ateliers",
forum des halles, 75001 Paris. |
| 1999 |
- Assistant in stage design for the
fashion
defile of Christina Sfez at "bateau lavoir", Paris.
- Training course for accessory ( light, decoration ) of middle lengh
film "mer agitée", canal +.
-Lighting assistant on the shooting of "le dernier specimen", middle
lenght film. |
| 1994 |
- Rehabilitation of Saint-Malo (historical
center) individual 90m2 appartment, 35 FR |
| 1991 |
- Reconstruction of Tetsuo Harada studio
250m2 in 75011 Paris |
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Permanent
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For Tetsuo Harada, sculpture assistant in
France, Greece, Japan, Denmark |
AWARDS, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS
2010
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- TED Fellowship 2010.
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2009
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- [NEXT IDEA] Golden
Nicas, ARS Electronica, Linz, Austria. for Open_Sailing
- Sustainable art Award, BASH Creations, London, UK. for Open_Sailing
- Adobe Design Achievement Award, Application development Semifinalist,
with Hiromi Ozaki, for Hi-ve.net
- Earthcam awards, USA. For Open_Sailing.
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1998-2005
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- Exellency Bursary of the
Ecole Boulle, ENSAD
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2002-2004
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- "Award for Exellency in
Design and Crafts"
Fondation Valler, Fondation de France.
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1999
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- 4th laureat of the
France Telecom
competition, yougest candidate in France. |
1996
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- Gold medal, Judo
Champion of Paris
Metroplis -56kg all leagues
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1994
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- Japan NHK Soprano Solist grand prix,
Tokyo, Japan.
- Niigata Japan child swimming record (Butterfly 2.5km)
- Cross-country champion Niigata
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LECTURES, WORKSHOPS
2010
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- TED, “Open_Sailing”,
Long Beach, California, USA
- Goldsmiths University, “Open_Sailing”, London, UK
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2009
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- Escuela Massana,
“disponible” (animation film), Barcelona, Spain
- CCCB, “Open_Sailing Lecture & Workshop”, Barcelona, Spain
- MIT Media Lab, Architecture, “Open_Sailing”, Boston, USA
- MIT Media Lab, Tangible Interfaces, “Open_Sailing”, Boston, USA
- Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
- Mission Future Summit,”The Future of Technology”, Linz, Austria
- Ars Electronica, “Open_Sailing”, Bruckner House, Linz, Austria
- Barbican, “Aquatecture” as part of “Radical Nature”, London
- V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media, “Open_Sailing, the making of
the International_Ocean_Station”, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Art & Architecture Association, “Open_Sailing”, London, UK
- Area 10, “Open_Sailing” London, UK
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| 2008 |
- Future Karaoke,
“Open_Sailing”, London, UK |
| 2006 |
- Lecture “Autour d’un
livre” about “HARADA” at the National Superior School of Architecture,
FR.
- Launch of book “HARADA” at Pompidou Center, Flammarion Bookshop,
Paris, FR.Launch of book “HARADA” at NOM, Niigata Contemporary Art
Museum, JP
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2005
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- "Beyond the
screen", initiating and organising the international interaction design
with Elise Co (MIT), National Superior School for Industrial Creation,
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Creation Industrielle,
Paris FR. |
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PAPERS, BOOKS
2010
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- Liquid Economy, "CREDIT
Magazine", Universitary press, London, UK.
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2009
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- Co-writting essay "3
tweets", By Hiromi Ozaki, under the supervision of Sarah Teasley, Royal
College of Art Librairy, London, UK.
- "CyberArts 2009", International Compendium - Prix ARS Electronica
2009, ed. HATJE CANTZ, Germany.
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2008
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- "Open Architecture", a
collaborative paper (27+ contributors) academic paper written in
AcademiXML, under the supervision of Sarah Teasley, Royal College of
Art Librairy, UK.
- “New Media Design” Book by Tricia Austin, Richard Doust. Article
about my film “disponible” the production of it, storyboard, boat etc.
ed. Thames and Hudson, London, UK
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2006
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- "HARADA" the monography
of his
father Tetsuo HARADA sculptor, 360p, 700 images colors,
French-Japanese-english ISBN 2-9525262-1-6, ed. HARADA, Paris, France. |
2005
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- "Les troubles de la
perception de l'espace", academic essay. Under the supervision of Prof.
Serge very, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs Library,
Paris, France.
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PRESS, WEBSITES, TELEVISION
TELEVISION
2009
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MIT TECH TV
Kansai Television (Japan), Interview with Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori
ORF, Austrian National TV
Chinese NDTV Reportage
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TRAVELLING
| Belgium |
- 98, 01, 05, |
| Canada |
- 06 |
| Czeck Republic |
- 03, 09
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| Danemark |
- 99 |
| Germany |
- 01, 03, 05 |
| Greece |
- 85, 03, 04 |
| Italy |
- 89, 91, 93 |
| Japan |
- 83, 90, 92, 94, 96, 99, 03, 05, 06, 07 |
| Netherlands |
- 99, 05 |
| Portugal |
- 99, 00 |
| Spain |
- 00, 01 |
| Swizerland |
- 91, 01 |
| Thailand |
- 88 |
| UK |
- 84, 99, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09
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| USA |
- 00, 06, 09, 10, |
LANGUAGES
- French : native,
BAC mention "Tres bien"
- English : fluent written and spoken, TOEFL 98% fluency
- Japanese : good oral, low level writing and reading
- Spanish : good oral, correct writing, good reading
- Portuguese : understanding most
OTHERS
International
driving licence, 2.5km swimming certificate, first aid on land and at
sea certificate.
| interests |
All the arts, travels, crafts,
constructions, technology, creative managment ... |
| languages |
French, english written and spoken.
Spanish and japonese spoken. |
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Productive in HTML, CSS. Knowledge in
Action Script, Basic, Java, Database, CMS, workflows. |
| making |
Woodwork, prototyping, metal welding,
plastics, resins, glass, sewing. Construction, demolition, stone mason,
metalic structure, carpentry, flooring, electricity, painting, window
and doors ... |
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computing
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Graphic design, video, webdesign and
strategy, music, programming, basic electronics and electrics ... |
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leasures
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Arts, cycling, judo, ju-jitsu, swimming,
cooking, massage, blogging ... |
1988 "loooook at meeee - open your
eyes !!!" papa said.
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