• Auctus, Latin = increased, augmented
    Animalis, Latin = animal, from anima = air, breath, spirit, + suffix -alis.
    The history of Auctus Animalis island tells of the transformation of hybrid creatures into stars. This is an initiatory fable about a bestiary of chimera taken from between two worlds. Finding no place for themselves on Earth, the species from Auctus Animalis island are going to turn into stars so they can recover their equilibrium. Standing at the intersection of biology and surrealism, Vincent Fournier plunges us into a world poised between the real and the virtual that defies scientific realities and proposes a poetic question about the transformation of the living being. Images from Auctus Animalis, a rite-of-passage-style musical and photographic fable, winner of the 2022-2023 Swiss Life à 4 mains Prize, from an original idea by Vincent Fournier (photography) and Sébastien Gaxie (music).
     
    Vincent Fournier belongs to a generation that grew up with early science fiction and its current incarnation, both of which promise a future set in other worlds. Inspired by scientific and technological innovations, he realises his childhood dreams using sophisticated digital techniques, which he applies to both paintings and sculptures. He deliberately seeks out the blurriness, the wobble and the strange beauty of the space in-between.
    • 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
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    • Vincent Fournier, Caméléon Cristal (Picus crystallo) Maîtrise le langage des pierres, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Caméléon Cristal (Picus crystallo) Maîtrise le langage des pierres, 2022
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • Vincent Fournier, Crocodile Gemmé (Crocodilus lapis) Gardien du temps, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Crocodile Gemmé (Crocodilus lapis) Gardien du temps, 2022
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    • Vincent Fournier, Éléphant Mirage (Elephantus mirari) Créateur de mirages, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Éléphant Mirage (Elephantus mirari) Créateur de mirages, 2022
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    • Vincent Fournier, Fragrance Butterfly [Fragantia papilionem], 2023
      Vincent Fournier, Fragrance Butterfly [Fragantia papilionem], 2023
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    • Vincent Fournier, Hibou Brume (Otus nebula) Crée une brume hypnotique, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Hibou Brume (Otus nebula) Crée une brume hypnotique, 2022
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    • Vincent Fournier, Luminous Carrier Butterfly [Luminaria papilionem], 2023
      Vincent Fournier, Luminous Carrier Butterfly [Luminaria papilionem], 2023
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    • Vincent Fournier, Manta Furtive (Manyta birostris) Crée des leurres acoustiques, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Manta Furtive (Manyta birostris) Crée des leurres acoustiques, 2022
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    • 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
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    • Vincent Fournier, Morphologia Pyritia (Pyritia fluidum), 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Morphologia Pyritia (Pyritia fluidum), 2022
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • Vincent Fournier, Oiseau Tempestaire (Coracias tempestari), 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Oiseau Tempestaire (Coracias tempestari), 2022
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • Vincent Fournier, Poisson Limbe (Coelacanthe limbus) Guide psychique, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Poisson Limbe (Coelacanthe limbus) Guide psychique, 2022
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    • Vincent Fournier, Scarabée Brownleeite (Scarabæus brownleeite) Source d’énergie cosmique, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Scarabée Brownleeite (Scarabæus brownleeite) Source d’énergie cosmique, 2022
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    • Vincent Fournier, Serpent Möbius (Anguis tempus) Maître du temps, 2022
      Vincent Fournier, Serpent Möbius (Anguis tempus) Maître du temps, 2022
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  • Vincent Fournier (b. 1970, Burkina Faso) is a French photographer whose work explores the past, present and future in relation...
    Vincent Fournier (b. 1970, Burkina Faso) is a French photographer whose work explores the past, present and future in relation to utopian ideas of space travel; how has the past influenced the present? What are expectations for the future and has the future already happened?
    After an education in both sociology and the visual arts, Fournier studied at the National School of Photography in Arles to obtain his diploma in 1997 before working as a creative director and photographer within the advertising and film industry. In 2004, he left to travel around the world which would provide the space and time to realise his first series, Tour Operator. This was also the starting point of many characteristics that now define Fournier’s practice; a shrewd attention to architectural form, a precise, rudimentary aesthetic and a compulsion to render contrasts in scale. 
     
    His works can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) New York, the Centre Pompidou Paris, MAST Foundation Bologna, the Vontobel Art Collection Zürich, Baccarat Art Collection New-York, Domaine des Etangs Massignac, the LVMH contemporary Art collection Paris (with Le Bon Marché) or Fondation Bullukian Lyon among others.