The French artist Julien Breton, also known as Kaalam, started calligraphy in 2001 by copying Arabic calligraphers. Self-taught, he then started using light calligraphy which is a spell-binding show with its combination of calligraphy and choreography. Even though Breton's work is inspired by Arabic calligraphy, since he doesn't speak Arabic he invented a latin-based script for his characters.