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The Numera // Natura photo exhibition is by photographer Benoît Barbagli Vautier. It is presented at the Gallerie du musée Charles Nègre de la photographie, from November 23, 2024 to April 6, 2025.
Numerera // Natura photo exhibition
The Numera // Natura photo exhibition features 25 works by Benoît Barbagli Vautier, including 20 large-format photographs. Essentially, young people frolicking in the water.
The exhibition title Numera // Natura reveals the inspiration for the works: digital and nature.
In fact, in addition to the starting photograph, the artist brings AI (Artificial Intelligence) into play. Some of the works are purely artificial, rivalling those created by human will and creativity.
These are works to be admired for their freshness and originality. And let's not hesitate to discover the little details that add interest to the works.
The boundary between the intended and the virtual is tenuous. The two worlds respond to each other, uncovering a complex reality that eludes us, a sensitive and artificial truth that the digital rewrites.
The Numera // Natura photo exhibition and Greater B-NOÎD
In this exhibition, test yourself with AI. You can create your own graphic work and accompanying text, on the subject that interests you. It's up to you.
The AI porgramme here is called the Great B-NOÎD.
Benoît Barbagli
Benoît Barbagli (1988-) is the grandson of Ben and Annie Vautier. He trained as an artist at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Nice. His artistic practice is multidisciplinary, combining photography, performance, sculpture and installations. Added to this is his use of digital technology.
He questions the relationship between humans and nature, particularly water, the original element where social and gender distinctions are erased.
He exhibits in a number of prestigious galleries, including the Galerie Eva Vautier in Nice.
Practical information
Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre
1 place Pierre Gautier, 06300 Nice
Numerera // Natura photo exhibition
from November 23, 2024 to April 6, 2025
Every day from 10am to 6pm, suaf on Mondays.
Official website of the Charles Nègre Museum of Photography
Official website of the artist
Jean-Marc Foulquier