Eure. Gaël Musquet, the hacker from Vernon, sponsors Rouen’s candidacy to become European Capital of Culture
By Melissa Prou
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The famous resident of the Space Campus in Vernon (Eure) is still embarking on a new project: to commit so that Rouen (Seine-Maritime) and all the axis of the Norman Seine become European Capital of Culture in 2028.
Between two trips through the world, Gael Musquet explains what motivated him to sponsor the Rouen candidacy.
Approached by municipality, he could not refuse the sponsorship. “I arrived in Rouen in 2001 for me studiesit’s here city that welcomed me, abounds the hacker. I then went through Troyes and Aix-en-Provence to return to Normandy, to Vernon, to settle my family there. »
Youth and technology
Beyond his attachment to the territory, it is to represent youth and technology that he was chosen as sponsor.
“The idea of this sponsorship is to show how my skills can be made available to culture, and to understand how culture can serve science. »
Known for his computer skills, the hacker at heart to highlight the privileges who disagrees culture and science.
European Capitals of Culture
Each year, the European Capitals of Culture label highlights two or three cities designated by the European Commission to highlight “the richness and diversity” of European culture, to point out the cultural ties “which unite Europeans” and to “promote” the development of culture in the cities of the European Union. The selected towns then have the task of promoting their heritage and culture for a calendar year.
the Data art does that speak to you? This emerging artist uses data to create a movement of works of art. “We use computer graphics that will illustrate a data set and touch the viewer’s sensitivity,” says Gaël Musquet.
By collecting the ship positions in the port of Rouen, the hacker for example diverted the colorful portraits of Andy Warhol “I superimposed all the points recorded on a year to give a aesthetic vision to practical data. »
Culture at the service of science
Conversely, the culture can also serve science directly. A specialist in risk management, he insists on the essential role that culture plays in risk prevention.
“In Normandy, we have the most active amateur radio network, it can be used to manage a disaster. »
The gatherings and moments of culture must serve to “create society” and to “build bonds of friendship”, two essential criteria in the Risk prevention.
While waiting to know if Rouen will get the precious labelGaël Musquet continues to turn to culture and participate in the writing of the next series by Alex Bergé, Cyberiawhich revolves around the world of hacking.
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