French Exhibition Sept 27 - Nov 8

THREE LENSES/THREE PERSPECTIVES
Opens Saturday September 27th, 2008
Closes Saturday November 8th, 2008

Jean-Noël L'Harmeroult This very unusual collection comes from the first slide found in each 'KODACHROME BOX'. Jean-Noel has spent over 35 years as a professional fashion photographer. Working for the top magazines as well in Europe as in the New York for Condé-Nast, he has shot millions of rolls of film and has always been very attentive to this first picture coming out from the box, which is the one that generally goes straight to the trash. It comes from the moment one puts the film into the camera. This very first part of the film gets light, not through the lens, but from the place he is when locking the film into place. Through these millions of films, Jean Noel observed a few miracles, creating a collection called, “20 Non Photos.” As a seasoned photographer Jean Noel has had the experience to notice these moments within photography, as well as the eye and insight to extract these images to create a beautifully, abstract collection of images.

Cyril Anguelidis
Cyril is an experimental photographer, but could also be referred to as an urban illustrator and numerical painter. He draws inspiration from city life, New York, Bombay or Paris for example. He believes there is a common energy that these locations share. His works are chronicles of our most advanced worlds and the furthest away from human origin. They are also surreal depictions of modern day society with a primitive spin. Cyril’s primary technique is painting on his photographs.

Jean-Francois Rauzier
Jean-Francois is a photographer that has created surreal images he refers to as “Hyperphotos.” This description stems from the Hyperrealism movement of painting. Once creating this photographic collection Jean-Francois was surprised to find he has been influenced by a movement in art he had not given much thought to. "The hyperrealism could be seen like a reproduction - cold and mechanical reality by hard virtuosos, illusionists, who intend to confuse the spectator." There is an attractive and alarming madness which emerges from this work using landscape and banal subject matter cohesively bringing mundane objects to the forefront. The hyperrealism facilitated is a fertilization crossed between the photograph and painting. Jean-Francois Rauzier is a photographer and also a numerical painter.