Based in Paris, DIVERGENCE STUDIO is a House of Artists, working within the creative industries of music and fashion. DIVERGENCE STUDIO team-members are the subjects of the narratives we facilitate. Between a collective of artists & creatives and a hub of visual research, visual identity, photography, video, styling, DIVERGENCE STUDIO works with labels, brands & production companies.
Patrick Clark (he/they) is a stylist, creative director and
editor. After studying at the University of
Cambridge, Patrick began his career in fashion in
London, where after assisting several prominent
stylists, he developed his own visual style and
aesthetic, working between fashion and music.
Over the past decade, Patrick has gone on to work
with some of the most renowned names in the
industry, with clients and collaborators that range
from Parlophone, Sony, Universal, Microsoft, Elite,
Chanel to Vice Media, Vogue and Document
Journal, among others.
In 2021, Patrick Clark co-founded Divergence, a
creative studio and house of artists based
between Milan and Paris, to further pursue his
signature approach, combining in depth visual
research with an eye for the crucial aesthetic
intersections between music and fashion.
Alix Taccardo (they/them) is an art director, musician, composer and artist based in Paris, working in the performing arts and fashion. Their approach focuses on space and interactions between the body and architecture. Movement takes the centre role as the crux where light, space, materials collide to produce visual work.
Alix Taccardo’s work is centred on questions of gender, with a queer approach to the body. In all projects, the focus is on the body as political matter; all movement, as a result, is political.
After having collaborated with national theatres such as the Théâtre National de la Colline (Paris), Piccolo Teatro Milan, TGP - Théâtre Gérard Philippe (CND Saint-Denis), and art centres like Ramdam (Lyon).
As an art director, stage & movement director, Alix has collaborated with film directors, visual artists and performers, to bring their practices into cinema, music, contemporary art.
Juggling between their career in music & directing music artists, actors, dancers and models. Alix has a vast library of references and of cultural history, with an acute flair for movement and direction. Alix holds particular interest for clubbing, cinema, contemporary art, dance.
Alix has worked in London, Paris, Milan. Clients include Bulgari, Dr Martens, Schön Magazine!
Alix has worked in London, Paris, Milan. Clients include Bulgari, Dr Martens, Schön Magazine!