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Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature | 'Uchronie'
Vincent Fournier, 11 April - 17 September 2023

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature | 'Uchronie': Vincent Fournier

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Overview
Vincent Fournier Baleine Fantôme (Balæna phantasma) Composée de particules d’énergie cosmique., 2022 Floating inkjet print on Hahnemuhle Baryta Paper in stained wooden box frame Image size 130 x 75 cm / framed 134 x 79 cm or 160 x 92 cm / framed 164 x 96 cm Edition of 10 plus 2 AP Series: Auctus Animalis
Vincent Fournier
Baleine Fantôme (Balæna phantasma) Composée de particules d’énergie cosmique., 2022
Floating inkjet print on Hahnemuhle Baryta Paper in stained wooden box frame
Image size 130 x 75 cm / framed 134 x 79 cm or 160 x 92 cm / framed 164 x 96 cm
Edition of 10 plus 2 AP
Series: Auctus Animalis
The artist Vincent Fournier takes us into his dream world, with the Uchronie exhibition, presented at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, from April 11 to September 27, 2023.

In his futuristic and dreamlike universe, Vincent Fournier invents magical animals, fantastic settings, images that challenge us. Fournier is a multi-talented artist: known for his activity as a photographer, the artist also produces mosaics, jewelry, sculptures, music, 3D prints. The exhibition at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature highlights these creations, following a theme that fascinates all curious minds: uchronia.

 

This word designates a special literary and artistic genre. Starting from a point in history, the artist reinvents reality, creating a world different from the one we know. What would have happened if computers had never been invented, if man had never managed to go into space, if Leonardo da Vinci had not existed?

 

A question, a detail can bring thousands of fascinating ideas, which push us to see our daily life differently. Vincent Fournier invites us to explore a reality where nature and technology mix, creating fascinating hybrid beings. Questions which, perhaps, anticipate our future reality... The beauty of this imaginary world is counterbalanced by our own relationship to nature: is this synthetic flower worrying or wonderful?

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Works
  • Vincent Fournier, Baleine Fantôme (Balæna phantasma) Composée de particules d’énergie cosmique., 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Baleine Fantôme (Balæna phantasma) Composée de particules d’énergie cosmique., 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Caméléon Cristal (Picus crystallo) Maîtrise le langage des pierres, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Caméléon Cristal (Picus crystallo) Maîtrise le langage des pierres, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Cerf Céleste (Cervus cælestia) Guide de l’île Auctus animalis, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Cerf Céleste (Cervus cælestia) Guide de l’île Auctus animalis, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Chat Trou Noir (Felis cavum nigrum) Ouvre le portail de l’espace-temps, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Chat Trou Noir (Felis cavum nigrum) Ouvre le portail de l’espace-temps, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Crocodile Gemmé (Crocodilus lapis) Gardien du temps, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Crocodile Gemmé (Crocodilus lapis) Gardien du temps, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Éléphant Mirage (Elephantus mirari) Créateur de mirages, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Éléphant Mirage (Elephantus mirari) Créateur de mirages, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Hibou Brume (Otus nebula) Crée une brume hypnotique, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Hibou Brume (Otus nebula) Crée une brume hypnotique, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Morphologia Hortensia (Hydrangea fluidum) Plante modélisée par les forces invisibles de l’île Auctus animalis, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Morphologia Hortensia (Hydrangea fluidum) Plante modélisée par les forces invisibles de l’île Auctus animalis, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Morphologia Pyritia (Pyritia fluidum), 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Morphologia Pyritia (Pyritia fluidum), 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, OIiseau Mémoire (Argus memorial) Reproduit et mémorise tous les sons, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, OIiseau Mémoire (Argus memorial) Reproduit et mémorise tous les sons, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Oiseau Radio (Argus Cymbalum) Capte les ondes sonores émises par la constellation Auctus animalis, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Oiseau Radio (Argus Cymbalum) Capte les ondes sonores émises par la constellation Auctus animalis, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Oiseau Tempestaire (Coracias tempestari), 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Oiseau Tempestaire (Coracias tempestari), 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Panthère Nostalgique (Panthera melancholia) Mémoire de la constellation Auctus animalis, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Panthère Nostalgique (Panthera melancholia) Mémoire de la constellation Auctus animalis, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Papillon Scribe (Papillio scripturam) Ses ailes racontent l’histoire de l’île Auctus animalis, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Papillon Scribe (Papillio scripturam) Ses ailes racontent l’histoire de l’île Auctus animalis, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Phasme Sémaphore (Phasmatodea lucidus) Système de communication par rayonnement cosmique, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Phasme Sémaphore (Phasmatodea lucidus) Système de communication par rayonnement cosmique, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Scarabée Brownleeite (Scarabæus brownleeite) Source d’énergie cosmique, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Scarabée Brownleeite (Scarabæus brownleeite) Source d’énergie cosmique, 2022
  • Vincent Fournier, Serpent Möbius (Anguis tempus) Maître du temps, 2022
    Vincent Fournier, Serpent Möbius (Anguis tempus) Maître du temps, 2022
Press
  • Strelitzia Incognita, 2022 © Vincent Fournier

    It’s Springtime on Polaris-9b, and the Exoflowers Are Blooming

    An artist imagines the flora of distant, nonexistent worlds.
    Emily Anthes, The New york Times, April 20, 2025
  • Installation view of 'Uchronie' by Vincent Fournier at Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature Paris

    With 'Uchronie' Vincent Fournier lives in the realm of the chimerical.

    Gilles Renault, Libération Magazine, June 10, 2023
  • Podgarić, 2020 © Vincent Fournier / courtesy The Ravestijn Gallery

    Brutalist dreams: how visual artist Vincent Fournier photographs past visions of the future

    Peter Martin, Effect Magazine, June 9, 2023
  • Vincent Fournier: a time traveler taking the past into the future / In conversation with Alice Zucca

    Alice Zucca, XIBT, April 17, 2020

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