Biography of Éric Petr | Visual Artist and Fine Art Photographer Inspired by Japan

From an early age, my photographic work of the 1980s, through variations of light and matter, reflected on our relationship with the universe. My aesthetic choices initially leaned toward minimalist compositions and monochrome prints.

However, the advent of digital technology in the early 1990s marked a period of questioning and reflection for me. A break from photography became inevitable, allowing me the time to reconsider my relationship with the image and the photographic device.

In 2003, the desire to create photographs again, in order to capture the timeless, suddenly asserted itself.

I am open to any artistic project, exhibition, or commissioned work. All my artworks are available for sale in limited editions, and I invite you to visit my Art Shop page.

CURRICULUM VITAE

・ROLES & POSITIONS
・EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
・ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS

Meetings & Jobs

・Founding Member of the Atelier de La Grande Vitrine in Arles since August 2025
The Atelier de La Grande Vitrine in Arles is a place for exchange and awareness of artistic creation. It offers a multidisciplinary programme — exhibitions, performances, workshops, encounters — developed with artists and local partners. Open to discovery and contemporary practices, it unfolds in resonance with the cultural events of Arles.

・Board Member of the Executive Committee of the CNFAP since June 2024
The CNFAP [French National Council of Plastic Arts] is an organization dating from 1956 which stems from the creation of the IAA-AIAP, an NGO affiliated with UNESCO since 1952.

Exhibitions & Events

2026

・Paris [Abstract Projet Gallery] “Pixels / Pellicule” 5 > 14.02 (group)
・Histoire de Livre(s) [ATELIER La Grande Vitrine] Artist’s Books 20 > 22.02
・Uji — Kyōto [International Exchange Art Exhibition in Uji] 18 > 22.03 (group)

2025

・Fuzhou (China) [G-Lake Art Gallery 桂湖美术馆] & Réalités Nouvelles Jan > Feb (group)
・[CANCEL] Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) [Espaço Cultural Niterói] & ]RN structure[ 5.07 > 16.08
・Arles [Atelier de La Grande Vitrine] — Exhibition Spiritual Odysseys 30.09 > 05.10 (solo)

2024

・Paris [Abstract Projet Gallery] “Abstract Propositions” January (groupe)
・Shenyang (China) [Galerie 1905] & Réalités Nouvelles Sept > Nov (groupe)
・Valencia (Spain) [Casa de la Cultura] CIAE of the UPV & CNFAP Nov > Dec (group)

2023

・Paris Town Hall 8th | CNFAP [Thema : Forêts] March 13~25 (group)
・Arles CNFAP & La Grande Vitrine [Rencontre Art & Philo] March 28 (solo)
・Kyōto [RN Hors les Murs] April 26~30 (group)
・Paris Ville A des Arts | CNFAP [Thema : Murmur] October 3~15 (group)

2022

・Virtual exhibition in 3D [DF Art Project] March / April (group)
・Poitiers [LE BLOC] DF Art Project, May (group)
・Paris [Destrucuralisme Figuratif] Pavillon of Parc Floral, October (group)
・Paris [“New Realities” Exhibition 2022] October (group) ​

2021

・Marseille [Hôtel Le Corbusier] May to September (solo)
・Paris [Galerie Le Génie de la Bastille] DF Art Project, June (group)
・Paris [Festival Éléphant in the Room] Corridor Elephant, TK21
& Vanda Spengler, September (group)
・Paris [Galerie Mémoire de l’Avenir] DF Art Project, September (group)
・Paris [Abstract Projet Gallery] July (group)
・Paris Convent of the Cordeliers [Réalités Nouvelles 2021] October (group) ​

2020

・Paris [Abstract Projet Gallery] July (group)
・Member of the Jury | Selection of NIEPCEBOOK #14

2019

・[Fontaine Obscure] Presentation of my work, January (solo)
・Cassis (13) [5th Photographic Art Meetings] February (group)
・Florence [Galleria Merlino Bottega d’Arte] March (group)
・London [Royal Opera Arcade Gallery] April (group)
・Arles [Festival Voies Off 2019] La Grande Vitrine Gallery (group)
・Eyguières (13) [Parc des Frères Recordier] August (Nomade Collective)
・Shenyang (China) [Galerie 1905] & Réalités Nouvelles July to October (group)
・Shenyang (China) [Académie des Beaux Arts] & Réalités Nouvelles September (group)
・Paris [73rd “New Realities” Exhibition] October (group)
・Tokyo [Ringoya Gallery] November (duet)
・Member of the Jury | Selection of NIEPCEBOOK #11

2018

・Eyguières (13) [Galerie Agora] January (group)
・[Rendez-vous aux Jardins] National event, June (group)
・Marseilles [Espace 3013] with CPM October (group)
・Paris [72rd “New Realities” Exhibition] October (group)
・Tokyo [AS Antiques Gallery] November (trio)
・Marseilles [Espace GT Art Contemporain] December (group)

2017

・Marseille [Aéroport Hall4] March (solo)
・Paris [Abstract Projet Gallery] April (group)
・Bernin, Château de La Veyrie with ]RN structure[ May to September (group)
・Carry (13) [3rd Photographic Art Exhibition] October (group)
・Paris [71rd “New Realities” Exhibition] October (group)
・Tokyo [Ringoya Gallery] November (duet)
・Marseille [Espace GT Art Contemporain] December (group)

2016

・Paris [70rd “New Realities” Exhibition] October (group)

Articles, Editions & Interviews

February 2026 >   Publication of the photographic book “À FLEUR DE LUMIÈRE” in limited edition at CORRIDOR ÉLÉPHANT

February 2024・Presentation of my artwork | SMARIS ELAPHUS Review No. 01

Décembre 2022 >   Article “Et la lumière fut !” by Alison Moss in the LE QUOTIDIEN DE L’ART Magazine

May 2021 >   Analysis text on my photographic story “NUIT RADIEUSE” in the Contemporary Art Review CANOLINE CRITIKS

May 2019 >   Publication on my photographic story AMOUR in the art magazine TK-21

April 2019 >   Article in ART EXPERTISE magazine 

January 2019 >   Dreamlike portrait by the writer PATRICK LOWIE published by PAT editions  

September 2018 >   Minute portrait by Alceste Louleux in the Contemporary Photography Review CORRIDOR ÉLÉPHANT

March 2018 >   Analytical text on my photographic story AMOUR in the Contemporary Art Review CANOLINE CRITIKS

February 2018 >   Interview by Pierre Léotard in the photographic magazine 9 LIVES 

January 2018 >   Photographic analysis in the Italian magazine SCRIPTPHOTOGRAPHY by Giuseppe Cicozzetti

April 2017 >   Interview in THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

February 2017 >   Publication of the photographic book “SPIRITUALS ODYSSEY” in limited edition at CORRIDOR ÉLÉPHANT

November 2016 >   Interview in LELITTERAIRE.com with art critic Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret

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