Already hailed as a “highlight” of the Rencontres by the newspaper La Provence, this series returns enriched, in a transformed setting. Light effects, materials and sensory ambiances accompany this visual plunge between the Maori springs of New Zealand and the waters of Provence, the artist’s intimate and inspiring territory.
Through unretouched images, captured in the moment, Jean-François Robert explores the vibration of reality: shapes, textures, reflections and emotions form a poetic and universal language. This immersive experience invites visitors to step back from the hustle and bustle to experience a suspended moment, between contemplation and wonder.
A must-see event of the Arles summer, just a stone’s throw from the town hall, in a place designed as a sensory and artistic refuge, a veritable oasis of calm and beauty.
// ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jean-François Robert is a multidisciplinary artist – photographer, musician and writer. The son of a painter, trained in classical music, he worked as a musicologist for Le Monde.
for Le Monde. Since 2012, he has devoted himself to photographic research around water, without effects or retouching, capturing the ephemeral and the intimate. His work has been exhibited in Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Auckland…
Between 2012 and 2024, he divided his time between France and New Zealand, where he founded the Piano on Tour project (concerts for disabled audiences) and created Space Between, an artistic residency in the heart of Abel Tasman National Park. In Arles, he transforms his studio on Place de la République into an exhibition and creative space open to the public.
