EXPOSITION "INVISIBLES ?"
An encounter between two artists: Marie Frécon and Bruno Wagner. Through their photographic installations, a visual interplay is created between the visible and the invisible, the real and the fake, the imaginary and photographic reality. Nature serves as a witness, offering us a sensory experience.
THE BIRD CHAPEL %BB by Marie Fr%E9con
%AB A Bird Chapel for Endangered Species? Here, birds and nature as a whole are placed in a sacred space of light—a way of honoring them. To see more, you must draw near, slip behind the light, and catch a glimpse of new territories made of traces that we hope will endure? %BB
%AB HIDDEN FOLKS %BB by Bruno Wagner
In English, “Hidden” means “hidden” and “Folks” means “people.” The Huldufólk, an Icelandic term that literally translates to “hidden people,” consists of creatures from the legends and beliefs of Icelandic folklore. It all began during a trip to Iceland, the land of the elves, where I didn’t encounter them. It was later, in France and elsewhere, that they appeared to me. Since then, I’ve continued to seek them out… The four elements of nature—water, fire, earth, and air—are present in these images, which, like Rorschach blots, become a mirror of our vision. They reveal phantasmagorical beings and figures, animals,
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This is close to pareidolia, a mental process in which, when faced with visual stimuli, we recognize familiar shapes in elements that are, in fact, random. We then discover a world where the supernatural comes to life, where dreams and nightmares blend in a symphony of the imagination. All of this stems from simple photographs capturing the reality and beauty of this world.