Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marie-Jo Lafontaine

Belgian artist

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1950

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: photographer, artist, university teacher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Marie-Jo Lafontaine (born 17 November 1950) is a Belgian sculptor and video artist. Lafontaine has worked in many media including "tapestries" in which she weaves black-dyed wool into linear patterns; sculptural work using plaster, concrete, and lead; and photography.
In 1980, Lafontaine started using video in her sculptures and has created installations and environments utilizing video. She was awarded the Prix de la Jeune Peinture Belge in 1977; in 1986 she was awarded a FIACRE grant from the French Ministry of Culture, and in 1996 she won the European Photography Award.Critic Konstanze Thümmel describes the dominating themes her post-1980s video work as "association between Eros and Thanatos, passion and reason," and it Lafontaine explores these "...through powerful images of people and animals in extreme situations."