Education
Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science
Schertzer graduated in 1987 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science
In biology, and lived for some time in Vancouver, Canada. According to his personal homepage, he has worked as a research technician since 1987, and as of 2009 he was employed as a molecular biologist at the Curie Institute in Paris, France. Of his artistic work, he says
"I practice a unique form of collage, which I call "Sublimage" (paper and acrylic on glass).
I also create text-based art, mostly overpainted books (negatexts).
I also do performances and interventions that typically run for at least 8 hours."
He claims to have devised the longest acronym in the English language, Acronymic in his book Cipher and Poverty. Opacity. Vancouver (2000).
Biarritz 2015 (Mike Schertzer). Sur les sentiers des jardins du Phare de Biarritz.