Just Jaeckin is a multidisciplinary artist whose career spans photography, sculpture, painting, artistic direction and cinema. Trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs, he began as a photographer for major international magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Harper’s Bazaar. His refined sense of light and composition quickly established him as one of the most distinctive visual voices of his generation.
In the late 1960s, he developed a sculptural practice that was presented for nearly five years at Galerie Stadler. Working with materials such as plexiglass and cardboard, he explored contemporary forms and a spirit of experimentation that would become a hallmark of his artistic identity.
At the same time, he turned to filmmaking. After his first projects for Dim Dam Dom, he directed Emmanuelle in 1974, a film that became a global phenomenon. It remained in theaters on the Champs-Élysées for thirteen years and reached more than 500 million viewers worldwide. He went on to direct eight other feature films, including Madame Claude, H’O, Le Dernier Amant romantique, Lady Chatterley, Girls and Gwendoline, the latter receiving the Grand Prize for Adventure Film in Rome. He also maintained a steady activity as a director of advertising films.
Curious, passionate and constantly seeking new means of expression, Just Jaeckin pursued throughout his life a body of work in which image, material and movement intersect. His encounter with Anne, a former professional dancer who became a sculptor, reignited his interest in the visual arts and opened a new chapter in his creative journey.
A singular figure in the artistic landscape, he is recognized for his rare versatility and for a career shaped by a continuous desire to innovate, create and reinvent himself.