Benoit Martin was born in Paris in 1988. He studied cinema at Rennes 2 University and worked as an editor before enrolling at Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. At the same time, he made a number of films in various genres and formats, experimenting with combinations of personal images – fictional or documentary – and found footage. As a musician, he composes with acoustic and electric instruments that he makes himself, hybridising digital and analogue recording techniques.