Mémoscope

2012, diameter 150 cm

This metaphor for the iris concentrates the infinity of images recorded by my eye throughout my life, like a subjective self-portrait.

For years, my projects have been born out of a fascination with the gaze, linked to the observation of the iris as a window into the soul. This approach gradually led me to photography, as a natural extension of my research into optics.

‘Seeing’ is ‘looking’ through a filter.

My photographic work is closely linked to the quality of perception and reception of the environment. The works invite us to immerse ourselves in the environment to be discovered, to soak up the things around us, to draw on the source of the substances that make up our environment. The eye of the camera, the diaphragm, thus delves into the elements to distil their particular essences. Opening our eyes is a very simple operation whose purpose is to let reality into ourselves. Thus, the works invite us to experience a constant back-and-forth between our inner selves and our perceptions, allowing us to open ourselves up to the world.

If we blink our eyelids

about 24,000 times a day,

it is certainly to moisten our eyes,

but also to regain our inner balance.