Featured works

A photograph can move us for many reasons. First of all, there is the composition. A line can guide the eye. A shape can create balance. A detail can alter the entire interpretation of the image.

Then there is light. It reveals volumes. It transforms colours. It brings out certain materials. It can also lend a familiar scene an almost unreal quality.

Colour also plays an essential role in my work. Certain combinations produce an immediate sensation. They can be soft, deep or vibrant. Sometimes one colour dominates. Elsewhere several shades respond to one another.

However, one’s attachment to a work of art cannot always be explained. A photograph may simply evoke something – a sensation that is difficult to define, an impression that lingers. It is often this invisible element that gives certain works a particular resonance at a given moment.

Behind every work lies a starting point. It may be a landscape discovered whilst travelling, a piece of architecture, a tree, a detail glimpsed whilst out for a walk, or simply a light that catches my eye.

The original photograph then becomes material to be transformed. I explore, I experiment, I shift the frame of reference until a new space emerges. Some Imaginary Planets come into being quickly. Others take longer to find their balance.

The story behind a work may also be linked to a memory, an encounter or a particular moment. It is not always visible in the final image, but it accompanies its creation and sometimes influences the way I still view it today.

My work often lies on the boundary between figurative photography and abstraction. The starting point is always real: a landscape, a piece of architecture, a silhouette, a material or a fragment of everyday life. But the transformation alters the points of reference and opens up a different interpretation of the image.

Some works retain immediately recognisable elements. Others stray further from their original subject matter and become almost abstract. I love this middle ground, where the eye hesitates between what it recognises and what it imagines.

It is also here that the Imaginary Planets take on their full meaning: they draw on reality without being confined by it. They present a transformed world, yet one that remains connected to its origins.

Certain works hold a special place because they mark a stage in my artistic journey. They may signify a shift in my compositional approach, a new way of working with colour, light or the transformation of the image.

Over time, my perspective changes. My techniques evolve too. An earlier work can thus take on a different meaning when viewed alongside a more recent creation.

This selection also allows different periods, experiences and approaches to engage in dialogue. It illustrates a journey in motion, without seeking to freeze it in time.

A work of art does not merely exist at the moment of its creation. It also takes on a new dimension when it enters an interior, a workspace or a living space.

The format, colours, light and texture of the print then alter the perception of the image. The same work can interact very differently with a light-coloured wall, contemporary furniture or more classical architecture.

I like the idea that a photograph can be part of everyday life, catching the eye at certain moments and being more discreet at others. It gradually becomes a familiar presence, whilst retaining its ability to surprise.