Nicolas Claris  ·  Romain Claris  ·  2023

On the Rocks

A. Galerie Paris — BAD+ Booth
May 5, 6 & 7, 2023 — Bordeaux
BAD+ Art Fair

Photo © Nicolas Claris — All rights reserved

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ON THE ROCKS — BAD+ 2023

From May 5 to 7, 2023, the Parisian gallery A. Galerie Paris showcased three large format prints from the On the Rocks series on its booth at BAD+ Art Fair, Bordeaux.

An opportunity to bring Nicolas Claris's work to a contemporary art fair, in a scenography curated by Arnaud Adida.

The On the Rocks series focuses on shorelines, on rocks polished by the tide, on the mineral architectures sculpted by light. A patient exploration where each print becomes a fragment of horizon — between matter and abstraction.

Three pieces were chosen for BAD+: three moments, three variations on light and stone, presented in large format to give the eye the full intensity of detail.

View the entire On the Rocks series →

The photographs

Fine art prints in all formats from 50×70 cm, made by the professional laboratory Lebolabo in Bordeaux. Signed prints, limited edition of 5.   Order an art print →

Video

The film — Black Hole

About the soundtrack: Andrew Santaguida, Matt Russo and Dan Tamayo translate the rhythm and harmony of the cosmos into music and sound. Since 2020, they have been producing regular sonifications for NASA.

Black Hole — a film to wear

A flash drive (edited in only 5 copies) attached to a limited edition “keyring necklace” created especially by Gilles Jonemann, celebrated sculptor, jewelry and object designer, Maître d'art.

Order one of the five unique keys →

The authors

Nicolas Claris

Nicolas Claris

Co-founder in 1993 of Claris Image Builder — Photographer

"It takes a lot of maritime knowledge to give each boat its most beautiful aspects. It takes a lot of technical knowledge to master the recent art of digital. It takes a lot of humility to serve your subjects, not use them. It takes a lot of energy to take on new challenges every year. It takes a lot of academicism to know how to break codes. It takes a lot of respect to avoid the easy way out. It takes a lot of love to make generous images. It takes a lot of open-mindedness to be a great artist." — Bruno Belmont, Product Development, Groupe Bénéteau

In 2008, Sinar entrusted him with an HY6 for a year of intensive testing under extraordinary conditions. Now addicted to medium format (large sensors), Nicolas Claris became one of Pentax's rare ambassadors from 2012 to 2021.

In 2022, he switched to even more technologically advanced Fujifilm equipment — still medium format, with a 102-megapixel sensor delivering exceptional colour and image quality.

Romain Claris

Romain Claris

Claris Image Builder — Video Director

"If a wide angle shot is what we can all do, detail is what is lacking for our image-drowned eye with which we look at the world. Then, only then — the fold of fabric in a sewing machine, the stroke of a brush on a white page, drops of rain on a train window, the hand of a sculptor, a pebble becoming a jewel, the flexible foot of a dancer… all these things filmed by Romain Claris move us because they allow us to see a wider, richer, more complex world than we thought." — Jacques Dubuisson, Screenwriter, Director

Romain Claris has been creating short films since 2000, selected and awarded at over a hundred international film festivals. Graduate of the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris, 2005.

In 2020, he co-founded the Bordeaux Shorts Biennale. In preparation for 2026: the documentary Les comptes de la lune, an alternative history of the invention of numbers and calculation.