trained at the fine arts school in metz, vilmouth arrived in england in the 1970s where he immersed himself in the new english sculpture of tony cragg, bill woodrow and others. if minimalism and conceptual art will influence his early works vilmouth will quickly focus his researches around everyday objects. describing himself as "augmentateur" jean-luc vilmouth seeks to supplement the object rather than transform it. far from formalist concerns, he chose objects for their potential, their memory: "what interests me in the objects that surround us,is their origin, their design ... i think that an object can enable us to understand include a whole social evolution... ". through sculptures, installations, videos and performances, vilmouth questioned the relationship to the object and its place in the environment. reporting the malfunctions of the world around him, he seeks to reinterpret everyday life to better challenge it. by the principle of diversion and scaling, he transcends mere objects of everyday life, by increasing its meaning and by engaging the viewer as an actor.