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