Yann Pocreau was born in Quebec City in 1980. In his recent research in various media, including photography, sculpture and installation, he is interested in light as a living subject and its effect on the narrative framework of images. He has taken part in many Canadian, American and European exhibitions, including the Rencontres photographiques d'Arles and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. His work has been reviewed in various magazines, and can be found in numerous collections, including those of the National Bank of Canada, Hydro-Québec, Desjardins, the City of Montreal, the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée d'art de Joliette and the Galerie de l'UQAM. He is represented by Galerie Blouin Division in Tiohtiá:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal, where he lives and works.