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2024.06.26 16:42 GMT+8

French artist offers a glimpse into architectural fantasies

Updated 2024.06.26 16:42 GMT+8
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As the creator of the technique known as "hyperphotography," French visual photographer Jean-François Rauzier, who recently unveiled his solo exhibition in Beijing, has dedicated himself to showing how he has worked to preserve architecture and cultural heritage through this photographic technique. This has manifested itself in his pre-production phase, using multiple angles and repetitive shots of the same type of architecture, exhibiting its grandeur and mystery.

"Petit Palais" is a work by French visual photographer Jean-François Rauzier that aims to highlight the complex symbiotic relationship between architecture and the art displayed in its halls. The Petit Palais is a fine arts museum in Paris housed in a beautiful building dating from 1900. It hosts temporary exhibitions on various themes. /Photo provided to CGTN

Born in 1952, Rauzier has been involved in photography since childhood. He began by capturing memories destined to fade with time. Today, he increasingly seeks to use his art to bear witness to the invaluable heritage left to us by millennia of civilization and the contributions of generations of artists, craftsmen, architects and poets.

Rauzier's work is now being shown both in China and in France as part of the 2024 Normandy Impressionist Festival. This simultaneous exhibition, which will run until September 1 in Beijing under the name of "Givernisme," represents the fascinating cultural dialogue between the two countries on the 60th anniversary of their establishing diplomatic ties.

Created by French visual photographer Jean-François Rauzier in 2024, "Hyperversailles II" is a work currently on display in China and in France at the 2024 Normandy Impressionist Festival. /Photo provided to CGTN

"Babel 34-Paris" is a work created in 2016 by French visual photographer Jean-François Rauzier, who has traveled the world to absorb the essence of various cultures and integrate them into his work to reflect his artistic vision. /Photo provided to CGTN

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