It was in the halls of Nantes’ School of Fine Arts that Fred Adam found out about the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation: a small poster stuck to the wall was enough to send him off on the crazy adventure that decided his career path. It was the perfect opportunity to follow through on his grand project, Temps d’Histoires, a CD-ROM on the route to Santiago de Compostela – an audiovisual work of poetry based on a journey by foot. The long walk is broken up into 33 stages, during which viewers must search for one or more items to put into their pouches before moving on to the next stage. More than a virtual path, it is a timeless piece of self-meditation that fosters viewers’ personal development. "I don't like artificial structures like 3D, but I really want to be able to use the computer to explore everyday life and create an impact using various components of the narration." As you have no doubt realized, Fred is addicted to multimedia. Also the possessor of a degree in fine arts from Quimper, he had already helped to create several CD-ROMs before he received his grant, including Narraciones Multimedia, a compilation of personal works that he collaborated on with two students and Jose Ramon Alcala, founder and director of the Museo Internacional d’Electrografia in Cuenca, Spain. He was to work in this museum for a year: "I've always had the feeling that something marvelous was about to happen…that's what keeps me moving!"

Achievements since winning the grant

In 1997, he won first prize at the international festival for young creators in Milan with his interactive work, Découverte du Biotope.
Between 1997 and 1999, Temps d’Histoire pour Compostelle was on exhibit in several cities in France.
In 2000, he participated in the Cognac festival and exhibited at the Arte Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.
In 2001, Novus Extinctus (life forms in the network), produced with the Transnational Temps collective, won third prize from the Fondation Telefonica Espagne, Vida 4.