A true hybrid, Yves was brought into the World via the love of a German lady and a French man in Reading, England of all forgotten places. After this unfortunate false start in life and the fact that burning wax crayons and making hand paintings was his most loathed past time activity, our dear little Yves landed in Paris, capital of culture. Here, surrounded by the delights of a rich artistic history, he embarked upon a flourishing early career in........rugby! Position: Lock no 04. Well, he is six foot two! Obviously the rigorous and strict education of playing with the oval ball stood him in good stead and after a brief hesitation to become a French chef extraordinaire, he finally took on the less fattening option of becoming a graphic designer. He studied art in Paris and started as a freelance graphic designer, mainly  in print, poster designs, book and cd covers, but also noticeably on installations and signage for large museums and other cultural establishments. But it is with animation that Yves fully began expressing himself ."Soot Giant,"a story of a long legged giant that wanders the street for dusk, was one of his first animated creations that completely turned him towards motion. Since then he never stopped developing his style for other important projects such as "Zune", a funny tale about the search for the greatest Mother’s Day gift, "Kotori", a fabric Haïku, or "Dandelions", an ode to nature and rebirth.  But it is very recently,  with "La Gaîté Lyrique" that Yves pushed his imagination even further. This lyrical mystery piece with enigmatic weightless forms and a bestiary of magic creatures, gives a new dimension to Yves' work. 
Each of his projects shows us his sensibility, his delicacy and poetry.  His references are numerous:  Japan, nature, animals, paintings and especially birds,  present in ALL of his productions. Yves is used to saying he is not a director but a storyteller; for him story and  characters are THE most important thing. Yves loves mixing various techniques, but for him, the technique is always and only there to serve the story. Textures, Colors, Forms, Patterns, Illustration, CG, Paper Cut, Traditional Animation etc merely represent for him a giant toolbox in which he loves to make his pick as he goes. Yves constantly surprises us with his new projects,  all a delightful expression of this true hybrid in motion. And it seems he will be pursuing as such for our greatest pleasure...