THIRD PLACE WINNER - Fine Art: Conceptual (PROFESSIONAL)
Spheres

Photo © Michel Kirch
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Limits are the fundamental issue in our relationship with the world. No organism, no structure, can take on embodied form without them. Limits restrict us as much as they protect and characterise us.
I am defined not only by what I do, but by what I cannot do.
From Babel to Philae, the history of mankind has been one long quest to reach beyond our limits. Transgression is tempting but hardly viable when it fails to respect the integrity of the structures and entities around us. This observation led our ancestors to invent religions and laws.
Most limits are a necessity of life; reaching beyond them is a necessity of dreams.
This latest series, Microcosmes, offers a metaphor for the seeming contradiction between the need to preserve limits while pushing beyond them. The forms it takes – spheres, cubes, pyramids, and various containers – are the territory of a restrained, yet active emotion. The play of interactions guides us through the maze of fundamental desires.
The harmonies that arise are a source of peace – and of questions.
A fourth dimension can break through unexpectedly.
It is as much a game as a lab experiment. The production of closed worlds teeters between asphyxia and the dizzying multitude of potentialities.
• Shows in galleries in Europe, USA and Asia. (69 shows in 15 countries)
• Is invited to represent France in the Shapes of Time exhibition at the Alexandria Biennale in 2008.
• The Province of Milan chooses works from his series Climats to accompany
a lecture by Edgar Morin and establish a link between Morin’s thinking and the world of art.
• Is chosen two years running (2009, 2010) by Esther Woerdehoff gallery for Paris Photo,
and for MIART and MIA, Milan (2010, 2011).
• Is selected three years running by Mac Paris (2009–2011).
• In 2010 "TransPhotographies" is spotlighted by the City of Marseille.
• Invited by John McDermott Gallery to the Angkor Foto Festival, 2010.
• Exhibition at Espace Cardin in Paris in 2011 sponsored by the European Space Agency.
• In 2012 he is named Intercultural Ambassador by the UNESCO
• Invited by French Embassy in India to exhibit in New Delhi, 2013.
• Invited by UNESCO to exhibit during the Global Conference 2013.
• Retrospective on various sites in the city of Metz, including the Musée de la Cour d’Or,
2013 – 2014.
• Black and White magazine: Award Winner, Portfolio Contest, 2013.
• Grand Prix Eurazeo for Photography, 2013.
• Publication of the monograph “ “les éveillés” 2014
•Solo show at the Mairie de Paris for “Bridges and Cultures” 2015
• Winner of the International Competition « Spirit of the Mediterranean », PHOTOMED and LENSCULTURE. 2016
• « MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR « January 2017 (Monochrome Awards)
• Winner at the 32èmes CHELSEA AWARDS, New York City, 2017
• Laureate at CREATIVE QUARTERLY, 2017
• Winner at the International Contest FESTFOTO BRAZIL, Porto Alegre, 2017
• Museum MESSMER, solo show, Riegel, Germany, 2017
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Limits are the fundamental issue in our relationship with the world. No organism, no structure, can take on embodied form without them. Limits restrict us as much as they protect and characterise us.
I am defined not only by what I do, but by what I cannot do.
From Babel to Philae, the history of mankind has been one long quest to reach beyond our limits. Transgression is tempting but hardly viable when it fails to respect the integrity of the structures and entities around us. This observation led our ancestors to invent religions and laws.
Most limits are a necessity of life; reaching beyond them is a necessity of dreams.
This latest series, Microcosmes, offers a metaphor for the seeming contradiction between the need to preserve limits while pushing beyond them. The forms it takes – spheres, cubes, pyramids, and various containers – are the territory of a restrained, yet active emotion. The play of interactions guides us through the maze of fundamental desires.
The harmonies that arise are a source of peace – and of questions.
A fourth dimension can break through unexpectedly.
It is as much a game as a lab experiment. The production of closed worlds teeters between asphyxia and the dizzying multitude of potentialities.
About author:
• Born in France, 1959.• Shows in galleries in Europe, USA and Asia. (69 shows in 15 countries)
• Is invited to represent France in the Shapes of Time exhibition at the Alexandria Biennale in 2008.
• The Province of Milan chooses works from his series Climats to accompany
a lecture by Edgar Morin and establish a link between Morin’s thinking and the world of art.
• Is chosen two years running (2009, 2010) by Esther Woerdehoff gallery for Paris Photo,
and for MIART and MIA, Milan (2010, 2011).
• Is selected three years running by Mac Paris (2009–2011).
• In 2010 "TransPhotographies" is spotlighted by the City of Marseille.
• Invited by John McDermott Gallery to the Angkor Foto Festival, 2010.
• Exhibition at Espace Cardin in Paris in 2011 sponsored by the European Space Agency.
• In 2012 he is named Intercultural Ambassador by the UNESCO
• Invited by French Embassy in India to exhibit in New Delhi, 2013.
• Invited by UNESCO to exhibit during the Global Conference 2013.
• Retrospective on various sites in the city of Metz, including the Musée de la Cour d’Or,
2013 – 2014.
• Black and White magazine: Award Winner, Portfolio Contest, 2013.
• Grand Prix Eurazeo for Photography, 2013.
• Publication of the monograph “ “les éveillés” 2014
•Solo show at the Mairie de Paris for “Bridges and Cultures” 2015
• Winner of the International Competition « Spirit of the Mediterranean », PHOTOMED and LENSCULTURE. 2016
• « MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR « January 2017 (Monochrome Awards)
• Winner at the 32èmes CHELSEA AWARDS, New York City, 2017
• Laureate at CREATIVE QUARTERLY, 2017
• Winner at the International Contest FESTFOTO BRAZIL, Porto Alegre, 2017
• Museum MESSMER, solo show, Riegel, Germany, 2017
BACK TO GALLERY