From November 15 to December 20, Galerie L’Angle in Hendaye will host “Métanoïa,” an exhibition by photographer Fabrice Domenet.
Against the backdrop of our climate emergency, this exhibition invites a reconsideration of how we perceive and relate to the environment, urging a paradigm shift. The concept of métanoïa—an expanded state of consciousness that redefines previous perspectives—serves as an invitation to a new awareness. This shift reflects the urgent need to reassess our connection to the natural world amid potential environmental collapse, making métanoïa a metaphor for a deeply personal awakening.
The exhibition presents Domenet’s work as a series of diptychs, offering viewers a two-step vision that probes our relationship with the living world and questions the essence of our existence. In theology, métanoïa translates to “penance” or “repentance,” implying that recognizing the moral implications of our actions and committing to change opens the door to new possibilities. Mahatma Gandhi’s words, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” resonate here, suggesting that only by transforming ourselves can we foster a genuine reconnection with the mineral, plant, animal, and cosmic realms. The exhibition encourages a sensory engagement with the living world, a means to understand our fundamental interconnectedness.
The “Métanoïa” Exhibition
The exhibit includes 39 prints on Awagami Mitsumata double-layer paper (95g), produced in Piezography Pro® by Patrick Borie-Duclaud, with editions of 3 and 8. Additionally, two Platinum Palladium prints, in editions of 3, were created by Jean-Pascal Laux on Arches Platine and Gampi Haini 12g papers, mounted on 24-carat gold leaf. The exhibit also features “Planos,” a 14-minute soundtrack by Mathis Domenet, designed to complement the photographic series by Fabrice Domenet and creating an immersive audio-visual experience.
About Fabrice Domenet
Born in Biarritz in 1963, Fabrice Domenet lives and works in Paris. Initially trained as a choreographer, he has worked as a dancer while at the same time devoting himself to photography, which he practises as a self-taught artist. There is a close relationship between these two fields, which he has never been able to separate. He questions the relationship between the body as presence and space and time, while seeking to use physical experience to modify our states of perception. Spotted by image experts at the ‘Photo Doc’ portfolio reading meetings organised by Carré- sur-Seine in Paris in 2015, he exhibited for the first time at the Voies Off Arles festival in 2016. Since then, he has been invited to exhibit in various galleries in Paris, the provinces and abroad. After the exhibitions ‘Vers l’intérieur’ in 2018, ‘Voir les yeux fermés’ in 2019, and ‘La Peau du Monde’ in 2021, Fabrice Domenet, a permanent artist at the gallery, returns to L’ANGLE in 2024 to present an exclusive showing of his new series: ‘Métanoïa’.
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Fabrice Domenet – Métanoïa
November 15 – December 20, 2024
Galerie L’Angle
6, rue des Citronniers, 64700 Hendaye
[email protected]
www.langlephotos.fr
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Galerie L'Angle
6, rue des Citronniers 64700 Hendaye, France
November 15, 2024 to December 20, 2024
