Michel Jocaille develops installation and sculptural work composed of assemblages of heterogeneous materials. His practice is rooted in a camp aesthetic, embracing artificiality, exaggeration, and a certain theatricality of gesture.
Drawing on references to fluidity and hybridization, the artist questions identity constructions and the normative narratives that underpin them. His approach combines artistic experimentation with critical reflection, aiming to subvert hierarchies of value, blur systems of interpretation, and overturn imposed classifications. In doing so, he unfolds a visual thinking of the margins, attentive to the forms of power embedded in representations.
He lives and works in Paris. In 2015, he earned a DNSEP from ESÄ NPdC – Hauts-de-France. His work has been presented at the 68th Salon de Montrouge (2025), the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (Paris), the 19M Chanel Gallery (Paris), and the Lambert Collection (Avignon), among others. In 2024, he was invited by La Samaritaine (Paris) to create an installation for a window on Rue de Rivoli, themed around the winter garden.
He has participated in several public mission residencies in the Paris region and in Hauts-de-France, where he is originally from, as well as in international residencies, notably at Wicar (Rome), Dot (Berlin), and Villa Therapeia (Paxos, Greece).