From April 16, 2009 to May 23, 2009
Espace Kettaneh Kunigk, Gefinor, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon

Franck Christen is just concentrating his focus on one phenomenon. He is showing us the beauty of a species, centering the attention on the diversity of form and colour. This may well be the most characteristic quality of an artist who is able to keep his vison clear from all temptations of an overloaded environment focus on one aesthetic discovery. It is his way of observing the world, which re-opens a path to simple phenomena obscured by the plentitude of everyday life. Coping with the complexity of subjects makes it necessary to keep an overview: the more information you can present the better. In contrast to this, Franck Christen seems to be a "privatier". He reduces the environment to simple elements, to decontextualize clippings of plants and landscapes. Focussing on the combination of nature and structure, these pictures are inviting us to recognize our surrounding with a new attention. We are asked to (re-)develop a consciousness for the beauty of the world we live in.
Artists
Publications

Comment attester de l’existence d’une chose
Image Gallery
Franck Christen
#3 Mag del Zoun
2002 - 2005
Tirage Pigmentaire
32 cm x 32 cm

Franck Christen
Pinus Pinaster, Beyrouth
2004
Tirage pigmentaire
32 cm x 32 cm
Edition 1 of 10

Franck Christen
#34 Jounieh
2002 - 2005
Tirage Pigmentaire
32 cm x 32 cm

Franck Christen
Achrafieh, Beyrouth
2004
Tirage Pigmentaire
32 cm x 32 cm
Edition 1 of 10

Franck Christen
#33 Jounieh
2002 - 2005
Tirage Pigmentaire
32 cm x 32 cm


Franck Christen
Opuntia Ficus Indica, Ghazir
2004
Tirage pigmentaire
32 cm x 32 cm
Edition 1 of 10

Installation Shot
La Nature Agit, l'Homme Fait
Franck Christen
2009

Installation Shot
La Nature Agit, l'Homme Fait
Franck Christen
2009

Installation Shot
La Nature Agit, l'Homme Fait
Franck Christen
2009

Installation Shot
La Nature Agit, l'Homme Fait
Franck Christen
2009
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