Tag: Spiritual Odysseys

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ÉRIC PETR MAINTAINS A DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LIGHT

Spirituelles Odyssées” exhibition for the opening of the Atelier de La Grande Vitrine in Arles on Sept. 30. 2025

Éric Petr maintains a dynamic relationship with light

The subtlety of his shots generates a kind of dramatic intensity that is both intangible and elusive, bringing to the image an aura of mystery and strangeness — like a spiritual illumination emerging from the night of time.

He treats apparition as an inner space, challenging the viewer to make the necessary effort to grasp it.

The immaterial sensation of his images carries us into an infinite space without spatial or temporal reference points, which, like his apparitions, produce a perceptual experience that overwhelms us.

He materialises a distortion of time that traverses space — a radiance emanating outward, and a sensation of transcendence.

His experiments question the conditioning of the gaze toward form, as well as its approach to reality and abstraction alike.

Ana Sartori

Text presented for the exhibition “Spiritual Odysseys” at the opening of L’Atelier de La Grande Vitrine in Arles, on 30 September 2025.

Atelier de La Grande Vitrine

124 Quai de Trinquetaille, Arles

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OPENING OF THE GRANDE VITRINE WORKSHOP IN ARLES

OPENING & VERNISSAGE
Tuesday, September 30 [17h 〜 20h]

EXHIBITION
SPIRITUAL ODYSSEYS BY ÉRIC PETR
september 30 > october 5 2025
[11am 〜 7pm]

Patrick Searle, Ana Sartori and Éric Petr, founders, are delighted to announce the opening of a new space at 124 Quai Trinquetaille in Arles:

l’Atelier de La Grande Vitrine

A cultural and creative venue dedicated to ART, with multidisciplinary programming, a space for exchange and transmission.

On the occasion of this event, I will have the pleasure of presenting, with the support of the Atelier de La Grande Vitrine, the monograph À Fleur de Lumière, in a limited edition. An invitation to subscribe in advance to the very first copies of this work and to take part in laying the foundations of this edition.

To mark the occasion, I’m delighted to present a limited-edition monograph entitled À Fleur de Lumière. An invitation to subscribe, in advance, to the first copies of this book and to participate in the foundations of this edition.

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WHY IS PHOTOGRAPHY SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SNAPSHOT?

Photography is more than just taking pictures

When it’s exhibited, edited or published, it’s the result of a lot of hard work, a lot of passion and a real human, temporal and financial investment.

If photography exists, it’s also thanks to those who support it: amateurs, enthusiasts, collectors, professionals, but also the photographers and artists themselves who defend it on a daily basis.

However, to ensure that all these beautiful images discovered free of charge on social networks can continue to exist, it’s essential to support photographers in your own way. Buying a postcard, a book, a small limited-edition photo or a work of art of your own means contributing to the survival of art photography in a world where we’re getting used to “seeing without paying”.

There’s no such thing as a small contribution: even 5 euros invested in a participatory edition to encourage an artist is already a strong, committed gesture.

I sincerely thank you, who bought or invested 5 euros in my book SPIRITUELLES ODYSSÉES, published in February 2017 by Éditions Corridor Éléphant introduced by a magnificent seven-page text by Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret.

Your support has deeply helped and accompanied me on my journey as an emerging photographer. Thank you!!!

About the monograph
SPIRITUELLES ODYSSÉES

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There are still a few copies available, before the final end of stock.
Purchases can be made directly on my website, at the price of 42 €.

Livre d’auteur | Spirituelles Odyssées