The project presented at Villa Perochon in April 2024 will be the second research and production phase of Algues maudites, a sea of tears, a project carried out during Artist Residency 1+2 in June 2022, dealing with the toxicity of algae in northern Brittany and their impact on biodiversity.
In June 2022, at CNRS Occitanie Ouest, with scientist Joséphine Leflaive, we grew cyanobacteria microalgae on photographic prints in Petri dishes. It was by accident that, after
3 weeks of algae growth on the print, I discovered that it had been damaged by the algae’s toxicity and lack of oxygen, and was therefore invisible.
Based on this accident, I will be creating a new series of images at Villa Perochon, a living, experimental installation of evolving images that will imprint the invisible toxicity of algae on the photographic print.
I integrate the notion of anticipation into the photographic medium by capturing a natural phenomenon: the reality of oxygen-free environments, in which we could not survive as human beings. In this way, the work is a reminder of the fragility and unpredictability of the natural world put to the test, but also a glimpse of unseen potential beauty.