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Nicolas Floc'h's underwater landscapes featured across multiple French venues

exhibition · 2026-04-24

Nicolas Floc'h's photographic series 'Paysages productifs', dedicated to underwater landscapes, are being exhibited simultaneously at several French institutions. The series include 'Ouessant' (2016) in Brittany, 'La Couleur de l'eau' (2016-21), 'Kuroshio' (2017) in Japan, 'Invisible' (2018-20) in the Calanques, 'Initium Maris' (2015-21) in Brittany, and 'Bulles' (2019) between Sicily and Japan. Exhibitions were interrupted by France's second lockdown but are expected to reopen and be extended. At Frac Paca in Marseille, 'Invisible', 'La Couleur de l'eau', and 'Initium Maris' are on view until April 25, 2021. The Centre photographique d'Île-de-France in Pontault-Combault shows 'La Couleur de l'eau' in the group exhibition 'La Photographie à l'épreuve de l'abstraction' until February 21, 2021. Micro Onde in Vélizy-Villacoublay presents 'Invisible' and 'Initium Maris' in the same group show until January 16, 2021. The Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France in Douchy-les-Mines features 'Bulles' and 'La Couleur de l'eau' in 'Flux, une société en mouvement' until January 24, 2021. Floc'h's work is also the subject of a monograph in artpress issue 482 (November 2020).

Key facts

  • Nicolas Floc'h's series 'Paysages productifs' focuses on underwater landscapes.
  • Series include 'Ouessant' (2016), 'La Couleur de l'eau' (2016-21), 'Kuroshio' (2017), 'Invisible' (2018-20), 'Initium Maris' (2015-21), and 'Bulles' (2019).
  • Exhibitions were interrupted by France's second lockdown but are expected to reopen and be extended.
  • Frac Paca in Marseille shows 'Invisible', 'La Couleur de l'eau', and 'Initium Maris' until April 25, 2021.
  • Centre photographique d'Île-de-France in Pontault-Combault shows 'La Couleur de l'eau' until February 21, 2021.
  • Micro Onde in Vélizy-Villacoublay presents 'Invisible' and 'Initium Maris' until January 16, 2021.
  • Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France in Douchy-les-Mines features 'Bulles' and 'La Couleur de l'eau' until January 24, 2021.
  • A monograph on Floc'h appears in artpress issue 482 (November 2020).

Entities

Artists

  • Nicolas Floc'h
  • Sébastien Reuzé
  • Laure Tiberghien
  • Marina Gadonneix
  • Sarah Ritter
  • Dove Allouche
  • Wolfgang Tillmans
  • Lisa Oppenheim
  • Florence Paradeis

Institutions

  • Frac Paca
  • Centre photographique d'Île-de-France (CPIF)
  • Micro Onde
  • Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France (CRP/)
  • artpress
  • Cnap
  • ministère de la Culture
  • galerie LMNO

Locations

  • Marseille
  • Pontault-Combault
  • Vélizy-Villacoublay
  • Douchy-les-Mines
  • Brittany
  • Japan
  • Calanques
  • Sicily
  • France
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
  • Île-de-France
  • Hauts-de-France

Sources