The artist: François Fontaine was born in 1968. He lives and works in Paris. As a history of art student at the Sorbonne, he developed a passion for photography. As the son of a naval officer this practice was closely linked to travel. Thereby he went to South-East Asia, Spain, Brazil, China, Japan and India. Each of these destinations was an opportunity to continue his artistic research from an iconographic point of view as well as stylistic. These series were awarded and François Fontaine was a finalist in the Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique in 1997, the Prix CCF in 2005 and the Leica Oscar Barnack Prize in 2006.

Batman, Superman, Spiderman: The superhero’s of our youth through the lens of François Fointaine. To enter the pictorial world of François Fontaine, there is no way around the big screen and film. Cinematography works with a collection of animated images, whereas its cousin photography is based on the static image. But both media rely on a common source: light. Light fuels the universe. It braves this deep and anonymous space with its creative force. The look to the stars arises from every man's desire to discover the origin of all existence. Light offers an opening into this infinite unknown. It guides our gaze into the other world. Neither darkness nor light dominate in space. The quest for light is an adventure, driving our thoughts and our imagination. It takes us on a spiritual journey, seemingly dissolving the limits of our existence. Paradoxically, this experience tends to affirm us in our individuality.

This sublime sensation can be found in the blurred images of François Fontaine, expressing his artistic reflections

Location: The staircase, you will find one on the first, second and third floor.