This series explores the fragility and metamorphosis of reality through the prism of light and fire, drawing inspiration from philosophical and scientific concepts, notably those of Walter Benjamin and John W. Draper. Through an alchemical process, the paper is first exposed to fire, revealing imprints of burns and soot. The intervention of water then fixes these unpredictable forms, creating a dialogue between the opposing forces of fire and liquid. "Révélation" (Revelation) thus questions the genesis of the image, oscillating between controlled chance and spontaneous emergence, evoking the very genesis of silver halide photography and the magic of pyromantic processes.

The composition is mysterious; the burns and traces of soot create a universe that is both organic and cosmic, frozen in time. The water has fixed these moving forms, capturing the instant of an apparition between light and darkness. It's an image that invites contemplation, evoking both the visible and the invisible, the birth of a form within chaos.

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The name gerboise (red, blue and yellow) was used as a code name by the French government during nuclear tests in the Algerian dessert.

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