Denis Brihat - Photo Villandry vegetables

A market gardener's display under the morning dew. All these vegetables come from the gardens of the Château de Villandry, where Denis Brihat held an exhibition in 2002. The sepia-toned treatment of this image magnifies the red bell pepper, which stands out against the surrounding cucurbits.

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.