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{{short description|American photographer}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Sacha Dean Bïyan
| image       = 
| birth_name  = Alexander Dean-Bïyan
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|01}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]
| death_date  = 
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== Work ==

Biyan has shot [[advertising campaigns]], [[music videos]] and [[documentaries]] for clients such as [[Sony Music]], [[Adidas]], [[The Gap, Inc.|GAP]], [[Lexus]], [[PBS]] and the [[Discovery Channel]]; and his editorial images have appeared in [[GQ]], [[Maxim magazine |Maxim]], [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] and [[Marie Claire]].<ref>[http://info.loupeart.com/sacha-dean-biyan-artist Loupe Art]</ref>
{{Better source|reason=This website seems to exist in order to market those people who participate in it.|date=May 2019}} He has held solo [[exhibitions]] of his works in [[São Paulo]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmLKSU7fa9U Sao Paulo, Memorial da America Latina Museum Exhibition video footage]</ref> [[Florence]], [[Barcelona]], [[Paris]], and in [[Los Angeles]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} as a benefit for [[Amnesty International]].

Biyan is the author of two fine art books: ''Spiritus Mundi'' published in 2005, and ''Eccentris'' published in 2012. Spiritus Mundi took nine years to complete, and documents his encounters with remote [[indigenous cultures]] in [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[The Philippines]], [[India]], [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]], [[Burma]], [[China]], [[Mongolia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Micronesia]].<ref>[http://www.dbaeditora.com.br/index.php?route=product/product&path=62&product_id=75 DBA Editora]</ref> His second book, Eccentris, is a retrospective of his work in fashion and advertising from 1998-2006.

Biyan’s images also served as the inspiration for the music CD, ''Dessous Presents Eccentris: Skin Is In'',<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160304102145/http://www.dessous-recordings.com/releases/skin Skin is in], Dessous Recordings].</ref> released in 2006 by German [[house music]] label Dessous Recordings. Dessous subsequently released the iTunes album ''Eccentris Vibes'',<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/dessous-presents-eccentris/id420461559 Eccentris Vibes on iTunes]</ref> compiled and mixed by Biyan.

== Eccentris ==

Eccentris was an [[interactive]] [[Brand|brand]]ing]] concept developed and produced by New York design agency Firstborn Multimedia. Biyan engaged Firstborn in early 2000 to build an online identity for his edgy (hence eccentris) style of [[fashion photography]]. The intent was to develop an equally cutting edge [[website]] that combined static images with [[high definition audio]] and [[high definition video|video]], [[motion graphics]], and a dynamic [[user interface]]. However, due to [[bandwidth (computing)|bandwidth]] and computer [[CPU]] limitations at the time, many technical hurdles were encountered, and the ambitious scope had to be scaled back significantly to make the site work. 

''Eccentris.com'' was finally launched in 2002 to critical acclaim. It still featured ample amounts of imagery, music and motion, and set the bar for photography sites of that era.<ref>[https://work.firstborn.com/work/107/eccentris-com Firstborn Multimedia]</ref>{{Better source|reason=The creator of a website can't credibly judge whether it "set the bar".|date=May 2019}} Rob Ford of ''Favourite Website Awards'' has described "the legendary website of photographer Sacha Dean Biyan"<ref>Ford, Rob, [https://thefwa.com/article/fwa-review-best-photo-sites "FWA Review, Best Photo Sites"].</ref>{{Better source|reason=thefwa.com is not an independent source. (See the talk page.)|date=April 2019}} as "a unique sensory experience"<ref>[https://thefwa.com/cases/eccentris FWA Case Study].</ref>{{Better source|reason=thefwa.com is not an independent source. (See the talk page.)|date=May 2019}} with "truly awe-inspiring photography that exudes nothing but innovation and class."<ref>Ford, Rob, [https://thefwa.com/article/fwa-review-2002 "FWA Review, Best of 2002"].</ref>{{Better source|reason=thefwa.com is not an independent source. (See the talk page.)|date=April 2019}}  In 2002, ''[[Communication Arts]]'' named Eccentris one of its Interactive Annual 9 winners,<ref>[http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/cai03/ Communication Arts Interactive Annual 9 Winners]</ref> and it was subsequently featured in the September/October 2003 issue of ''Communication Arts''.<ref>[http://www.commarts.com/CA/interactive/cai03/ Interactive Annual 9: Eccentris]</ref> In 2004, it was recipient of the FITC award for best navigation.<ref>[http://www.fitc.ca/awards/2004/ FITC 2004 Winners]</ref> 

Biyan's two websites, Eccentris and Sachabiyan.com (also designed by Firstborn Multimedia),<ref> group="n">The Firstborn Project Archive is [https://work.firstborn.com/work/106/sachabiyan-com Firstborn Project Archivhere].</ref> have been showcased in numerous other print and online publications, including ''Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites''<ref>''Taschen's 1,000 Favorite Websites'', {{ISBN|3-8228-2586-7}}</ref> and ''Taschen's Web Design Portfolios''.<ref>''Taschen's Web Design Portfolios'', {{ISBN|3-8228-4041-6}}</ref> Eccentris is also exhibited in the [[Web Design Museum, which preserves the creative legacy of]], a website that preserves the most influential web designs from the dawn of the millennium for future generations.<ref>[https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/eccentris-2002 Web Design Museum]</ref>

== Personal life ==

Biyan is a self-proclaimed international gypsy who has traveled to over 80 countries for his photographic projects. He is fluent in six languages, and has lived in [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. However, he has called [[New York City]] his spiritual home, having spent what he said were some of his "most formative years" there.{{Citation needed|dat(contracted; show full)

== Bibliography ==

* 2005 : ''Spiritus Mundi''. Editora DBA. Hardcover {{ISBN|978-8-5723432-5-1}}. Portuguese/English.
* 2007 : ''Spiritus Mundi''. Great Circle Books. Paperbound {{ISBN|978-0-9798631-0-3}}. English.
* 2012 : ''Eccentris''. Editions Lumiere. Hardcover {{ISBN|978-0-578-10981-7}}. English.


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== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.eccentris.com Eccentris: Sacha Dean Biyan] - Biyan's website. Requires Flash.
* [http://www.sachabiyan.com Earth Pilgrim] - Website dedicated to his work with indigenous groups around the world. Requires Flash.

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