Manifesto

I approach every project through the lens of concept and storytelling. Each work begins with a dialogue between past and present, drawing from classical references to anchor the audience before unfolding into contemporary expression. I see tradition not as a boundary, but as a framework for evolution.

Like understanding a machine through the elegance of its form, I seek harmony between the mechanical and the emotional. Electronic textures become familiar and human when intertwined with orchestral sounds; classical ballet lines reflect the geometry of digital visuals. Through a precise narrative structure, technology ceases to be a tool and becomes a living element, an extension of human presence within a shifting digital realm.

Each production becomes a reflection of our time: its contradictions, its beauty, and its fragile balance between humanity and technology.

Weaving classical arts into full fledged contemporary creations.

Ideas Begin Here

Nicolas Landrieux

Creative Director

Nicolas Landrieux

Creative Director

Nicolas Landrieux

Creative Director

Nicolas Landrieux / Exhausted-Lab is a French visual artist and sound designer who fuses opposites into a unique artistic expression.

Despite a congenital muscle disease, he refused to be defined by external boundaries, instead, he has made it his creative principle to unite contradictions and create new forms of expression.

At the intersection of music, film, dance and digital art, he creates experiences that challenge expectations.

Recognitions

YEAR

PROJECT

FESTIVALS

2025

Volt[age]

International Creative Awards

2025

Volt[age]

International Creative Awards

2025

Volt[age]

International Creative Awards

2025

Ballet x Creative Coding

DEMO Festival

2025

Ballet x Creative Coding

DEMO Festival

2025

Ballet x Creative Coding

DEMO Festival

2023

Shadow Dancers

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig

2023

Shadow Dancers

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig

2023

Shadow Dancers

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig

2022

LGMD2i

CTM Festival

2022

LGMD2i

CTM Festival

2022

LGMD2i

CTM Festival

Let’s Create Shows for Tomorrow

Let’s Create Shows for Tomorrow

Let’s Create Shows for Tomorrow