François Fontaine was born in 1968. He lives and works in Paris. As a history of art student at the Sorbonne, he developed a passion for photography. As the son of a naval officer this practice was closely linked to travel. Thereby he went to South-East Asia, Spain, Brazil, China, Japan and India. Each of these destinations was an opportunity to continue his artistic research from an iconographic point of view as well as stylistic. These series were awarded and François Fontaine was a finalist in the Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique in 1997, the Prix CCF in 2005 and the Leica Oscar Barnack Prize in 2006.
Works
2012
« Silenzio! », A. Galerie, Paris (Mois de la Photo 2012)
« Japanese Whispers », Compagnie Française de l'Orient et de la Chine, Paris
2011
« Chine. Une journée à la plage », Chroniques Nomades, Honfleur
« Lost in China », Château d’Agecroft, Mandelieu-La Napoule
« Chine. Une journée à la plage », Uah^, Paris.
2009
« Les fleurs de la nuit », Atri Festival, Abruzzes, Italie
« Statuaire », Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
2008
« Lost in China », Photo Beijing 2008 (Contemporary Photography Art Fair),
Beijing, Chine
« Photo Residence of GDMOA », Musée d’Art du Guangdong, Guangzhou, Chine
2007
« Lost in China », Parcours Parisien de la Photographie (PPP), galerie Claude Samuel, Paris ; Festival Chroniques Nomades, Honfleur