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Silenzio!
2014
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by François Fontaine
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French photographe born in 1968, distributed by Agence VU’ since 2008 and member since 2020, lives in Paris.
As an art history PhD, curator and editor-in chief for press magazines, François Fontaine early develops a special interest in travels and photography. From 1998 to 2002 he settles down in Madrid where he asserts his own photographic style and anchors his practice in a truly professional dimension. Inspired by his encounters and long terms journeys – especially in Far East where he initially followed the footsteps of his father who used to be a naval officer – François Fontaine, transposes “the reality of what is perceived in a symphony of colors and sensations, where poetry and reverie dominate“. Made by intuitions, by feelings, but also by pictorial and cinematographic recollections, his body of work invites in some timeless, chromatic and dreamlike journeys. In 2012 Les Editions de l’Oeil published “Silenzio !” his photo essay on cinema and what it conveys : memory, dream, fantasy… Among numerous exhibitions, this works is presented within the framework of Leica centenary. In 2015 his second monographic book is published by Editions Filigranes. “Rêve d’orient" gathers three works made between 2005 and 2008 (“Transsiberian“, “Lost in China” and “Japanese Whispers“) and unveils a dateless and poetic vision of Asia.
In 2018, he resumed his reflection on cinema with his series “Icones” which pays tribute to the greatest female and male stars of the 7th art and is published by Éditions La Pionnière. In 2021, the photographer publishes “Pulsions” with Éditions La Pionnière in which he explores the power of images to awaken desire and passion. Frequently exhibited in France and abroad, running for prestigious prizes (Leica Oskar Barnack or Niépce prizes among others), his works are part of renowned collections such as those of Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Hermès Fondation, Fnac galleries, Leica Camera, Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau, Institut Lumière or Guangdong Art Museum.
Silenzio!
2014
Name
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Épreuves de la matière
Paris
2023
Festival Hors Pistes, Centre Pompidou
Voir la guerre et faire la paix
Paris
2023
Salon du Panthéon
Icônes
Paris
2020
Cité de l’image
Cosmos
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
2019
Photaumnales
Supernature
Beauvais
2019
A. galerie
California Dream
Paris
2019
Leica Galerie
Rêve d’Orient
Lille
2019
Compagnie Française de l'Orient et de la Chine
Japanese Whispers
Paris
2018
Leica Galerie
Im Licht der Scheinwerfer
Salzburg
2017
La Maison de la Chine
Rêve d’Orient
Paris
2017
Hermès
Supernature
Paris
2016
Leica Leitz Park
Im Licht der Scheinwerfer
Wetzlar
2016
Leica Galerie
Silenzio!
Vienna
2016
Leica Gallery, West Hollywood
Silenzio!
Los Angeles
2015
Paris Photo Los Angeles, Paramount Pictures
Silenzio!
Los Angeles
2015
Promenades Photographiques
Rêve d’Orient
Vendôme
2015
Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Espace Leica
Silenzio!
Paris
2014
100 Years of Leica Photography, Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Museum
Eyes Wide Open!
Hamburg
2014
Leica Leitz Park
36 Photo Icons
Wetzlar
2014
Nordic Light International Festival of Photography
Silenzio!
Kristiansund
2014
Galerie photo de l'Institut Lumière
Silenzio!
Lyon
2013
Salon du Panthéon
Silenzio!
Paris
2013
Mémoires de cinéma, A. galerie, Mois de la Photo
Silenzio!
Paris
2012
Compagnie Française de l'Orient et de la Chine
Japanese Whispers
Paris
2012
Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Statuaire
Paris
2009
Photo Beijing, Contemporary Photography Art Fair
Lost in China
Beijing
2008
Musée d’Art du Guangdong
Photo Residence of GDMOA
Guangzhou
2008