Laurent Ballesta – Seas and Mysteries Exhibition

The exhibition Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries is being held at the Charles Nègre Photography Museum in Nice from April 5 to September 28, 2025.

Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries Exhibition

The sea is still an unsuspected world. The many existing photos and films are not enough to enable us to discover it in its entirety. The originality of this exhibition, Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries, lies in the fact that it allows us to discover even more. Laurent Ballesta, diver, is also a scientific artist.

It is with this perspective that he photographs the seabed, allowing us to admire the astonishing architecture of the mason worm or the amazing face of the ocean sunfish. And what about this group of sharks intertwined with each other, ice floes seen from below, trails of bubbles left by penguins, etc. It is a whole (re)discovery of our natural environment that never ceases to amaze us, thanks to the vision of the photographer and the great talent of the artist, Laurent Ballesta.

Planète Méditerranée

Planète Méditerranée takes us on a journey to discover the sea, from Marseille to Monaco, at a depth of over 100 meters.
The film is shown daily at 10:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 1:50 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Duration 96 minutes. Directed in 2019 by Gil Kebaïli, written by Gil Kebaïli, Marianne Cramer and Laurent Ballesta.

Who is Laurent Ballesta?

Laurent Ballesta is a scientist, biologist and naturalist. He is also a diver and photographer. He took the first photograph of the Coelacanth, the unknown "fossil" fish that was thought to be extinct. Laurent Ballesta has taken photographs at great depths, at over 100 meters. He has collaborated on Nicolas Hulot's Ushuaia programs and participated in numerous scientific expeditions around the world. This scientist also has a marvelous view of the underwater world, which he knows so well and never tires of. On the contrary, he allows us to see it through his scientific gaze as well as his artistic approach.

Practical information

Musée Charles Nègre de la photographie
1 Pl. Pierre Gautier, 06300 Nice
Attenant au Marché aux fleurs du cours Saleya, dans le Vieux Nice
10h-18h sauf le lundi

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