Thomas Tronel-Gauthier's Ephemeral Landscapes at Galerie 22,48 m2

Thomas Tronel-Gauthier's exhibition 'Ce que j'ai vu n'existe plus' at Galerie 22,48 m2 in Paris explores the tension between ephemeral natural phenomena and their permanent artistic capture. The show features works like 'The Last Piece of Wasteland #2' (2014), a cast of wave patterns on sand, and 'Le Cratère' (2011), a photograph documenting the casting process. 'Hanamate – Dessins de sable #1' (2012/2013) resembles aerial views of estuaries. The artist also experiments with polymer in 'Peinture noire' (2014/2015) and 'Tondo outre-mer' (2015), mimicking natural dendritic forms. Porcelain replaces water in 'Récif d'éponges (capita vitum)' (2010), preserving organic shapes. 'Les Oracles' (2012/2013) juxtaposes mushroom cloud images inside mother-of-pearl oysters, contrasting instant explosion with enduring radiation. The video 'Tahiti – Moorea' (2012) captures sunlight reflections on the ocean from above, closing the loop on perpetual visual phenomena. The exhibition title references a missing 'Eternal Return,' a collective exhibition cycle whose second part runs at Galerie Perception Park until February 28, 2015, featuring Tronel-Gauthier's 'La Mécanique des fluides' (2014).