NIKE

Disrupting convention through design, Paris-based artist and designer Garance Vallée finds her power in creative obsession with Nike Shox and Courir

Parisian artist, architect and designer Garance Vallée has built her multidisciplinary practice on a clear obsession with her craft – integrating spatial experimentation with a disruptive sense of play. In the short documentary Contre Courant, translated as Against the Current, Garance unlocks the creative ambition and state of mind that has long been her driving force, as she moves between her 19th arrondissement studio and the immersive stage set she created for choreographer Léo Walk and his dance company La Marche Bleue.

Directed by Kourtrajmeuf - Bouchra Ouikou & Ghizlane Terraz // Starring: Garance Vallée // Produced by Partizan // Managing Director: Khalid Tahhar // Executive Producer: Lou Bardou-Jacquet // Line Producer: Yann Hurpy // Production Coordinator: Nathan Chevrin & Victor Meriel-Bussy // Graphic Designer: Chani Pouzet & Laura Tran // Production Assistant Intern: Mateo Lahana & Fanta Diop // DOP: Nikita Popkov // 1st AC: Ethan Cohen // 2nd AC: Mathis Aguiar de Sousa // Gaffer: Ulysse Branchereau // Sound Engineer: Jean-Nicolas Buonavista // Stylist: Alya Derris // Hair & Make-up: Gaelle Bonnot // Location Manager: Farid Arhab // Post-production House: Royal Post // Editor: Suzana Thomaz // Grade: Baptiste Vieillard // VFX Artist: Mathieu de Brun // Post-producer: Romuald Carruesco // Sound Studio: Bossons // Sound Producer: Emma Lou Jacono // Sound Engineer & Sound Designer: Jean Baptiste Saint Pol // Composer: Bay Jam (Benjamin Sahuc)