Meeting with Franck Desplanques aboard Murano
Le 22/02/2025 par seine avenue
We had the privilege to receive french photographer Franck Desplanques aboard Murano, whose works are currently on display at Quai de la Photo. This encounter along the Seine was the opportunity to explore his universe and to understand how the voyage feeds his look and artistic approach.
The Murano thus turned into a place for discussion and reflection while we talked about travelling and photographing. A moment out of time, as the artist shared his experiences on the way each journey feeds his inspiration, how it changes the way he looks at the world.
Franck Desplanques captures through his lens the diversity of indigenous cultures all around the globe. His work isn’t only limited to a documentary approach, it also aims at reaching beyond the usual code and practices to provide a sensible and immersive view upon the daily life of these communities. Far from the cold objectivity of a photoreport, his images are filled with a visual poetry that rightfully renders the deep ties between a population and its environment.
At the heart of his approach, the voyage is a constant encounter: with territories, faces, and ways of life. Observing is not enough, one needs to feel, listen and understand. Franck’s pictures are the result of this immersion, of the proximity that he develops with the inhabitants of the landscapes he comes across. Each image thus becomes a fragment of a journey, an invitation to discover tales and traditions that are often overlooked.
Through his exhibition, Franck Desplanques offers us the possibility to dive into the heart of each of these worlds, where each picture tells a singular story. His compositions play with light, matter and colors to translate the essence of each moment. This sensibility turns his work into a real visual odyssey, between reality and fantasy.
Franck Desplanques’ exhibit is an invitation to travel in a different manner, through the sensibility of a gaze that transcends the barriers and reveals the beauty of cultures all across the globe. des cultures du monde.
© crédit photo : Marion Briffod
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