Denis Brihat - Photo Gladiolus heart

The silver processing of this photograph reveals the satiny textures of the petals and the density of the dark heart, for a delicate flower. Denis Brihat's tight framing focuses the eye on a core of vitality. It reveals the strength hidden beneath the softness, the reserve of energy contained in every bloom.

Denis Brihat has devoted his life to exploring the plant world through photography. Settling in Provence in the late 1950s, he developed a singular body of work, combining technical rigor with a poetic eye. His images - onions, tulips, persimmons, kiwis, dead leaves, trees in all seasons... - reveal the intimate structure of living things, magnified by artisanal processes: iron, copper and selenium bends, hand-coloring with gold...

Each photograph is a meditation. Far from the instantaneous gesture, Denis Brihat cultivates slowness, repetition, variation and innovation, without ever breaking the link with nature. This exhibition pays tribute to a great photographer, whose silent work invites us to slow down in order to see better.