Photographs from Christian Rouchouse

Exhibition presented as part of the 12X12 Festival
From Saturday December 7, 2024



Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon that causes our brains to interpret abstract or random shapes as familiar objects, often human faces.
Christian Rouchouse takes us on a visual journey through the raw landscapes of Brittany’s coastline, where reality meets the imaginary. He captures maritime textures of rocks (Kerreg) and seaweed with poetic minimalism. His images invite contemplation, sometimes with a certain melancholy, sometimes with raw strength.Exhibition presented as part of the 12X12 Festival
From Saturday December 7, 2024
His photographic compositions play with the elements of kelp, ephemeral fragments of the incessant movements of the sea and waves, which our mind, in search of meaning, interprets into meaningful representations.

The “Jeux d’algues” (“Seaweed plays”) series presents unstructured compositions, asymmetrical or symmetrical, abstract or evocative of the osmosis between seaweed and sand, reinvented in imaginary assemblages…

Through this marine material, Rouchouse also shows us the face of nature: mysterious and timeless.

Christian Rouchouse

Born in Lyon on April 2, 1949, Christian Rouchouse has followed a rich and eclectic career path. After studying photography, he started out as an assistant in Roger Keller’s studio, before becoming an advertising and industrial photographer, then chief operator in a Paris studio. At the same time, he developed a personal artistic approach, exhibiting his work from 1990 onwards. Initially focusing on black and white prints on baryta paper, often enhanced with sepia or bronze toning, he then explored digital and painting. A member of the Artistes à la Bastille association, of which he was president from 2009 to 2015, he has contributed to the Paris art scene while pursuing his own work. Now based in North Finistère, he draws his inspiration from seascapes, with series such as “Jeux d’algues” and “Kerreg”, combining photography and graphic composition, presented in exhibitions, notably in Brittany.