3rd place
bronze star award
Francis Malapris
france 
Photo © Francis Malapris
title
AQUATIC
come from deep dark waters to lunar light with force and energy. Feminine strength as its best. At the beginning I had this dream : a woman drifting in mid water, looking for light as the last link with life. I wrote a novel about it. Then pictures came to me when I was working with the http://bluepatch.me project. The underwater effect is beyond my expectations, making these girls look like mermaids.
There are 2 particular effects on the prints (on canvas) : first it looks like a painting and there is a "3D" like effect that comes when you watch the model in the eyes.
This picture "AQUATIC #0" is extracted from the AQUATIC series you can view here :
http://bluepatch.me/series/aquatic/
Key encounters have formed his photographic approach to bring him to social contact and staging. He then abandons computer sciences to exploit his bubbling creativity, full of sensitivity. The human being is then at the center of his work, after the fashion of the "Self" (Freud), which lies between unconscious desires and moral standards. Affected by the death of a friend, he undertakes a strong introspection that will highlight neuroses that he crystallizes through nude photography. In 2011, he begins the "IN SITU" project about mental escape, a phenomenon that concerns him. In 2014, he develops a shooting process to build the "AQUATIC" series. In 2017, the images encounter a great success, are published and exhibited at the FEPN in Arles, namely with the festival bill. With his installation in the heart of the Saint Anne chapel, Francis goes beyond photography to offer a contemporary art installation which sublimates female energy.
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entry description
With these naiades, I express my fascination for women's courage and determination. Theycome from deep dark waters to lunar light with force and energy. Feminine strength as its best. At the beginning I had this dream : a woman drifting in mid water, looking for light as the last link with life. I wrote a novel about it. Then pictures came to me when I was working with the http://bluepatch.me project. The underwater effect is beyond my expectations, making these girls look like mermaids.
There are 2 particular effects on the prints (on canvas) : first it looks like a painting and there is a "3D" like effect that comes when you watch the model in the eyes.
This picture "AQUATIC #0" is extracted from the AQUATIC series you can view here :
http://bluepatch.me/series/aquatic/
about the photographer
Schizothymic baby-boomer, at the age of 12 Francis takes refuge in computer science and excels in this field despite social and academic failure. In 1996, as he becomes an engineer, he meets the need to preserve memories of the Moment and tries photography. Gradually, this utopia fades to give way to the sensitivity he has so long repressed. 20 years later, he is an accomplished self-taught artist through the study of technique and the masters who inspire him such as Raymond Depardon, Rafael Minkkinen and Daido Moriyama.Key encounters have formed his photographic approach to bring him to social contact and staging. He then abandons computer sciences to exploit his bubbling creativity, full of sensitivity. The human being is then at the center of his work, after the fashion of the "Self" (Freud), which lies between unconscious desires and moral standards. Affected by the death of a friend, he undertakes a strong introspection that will highlight neuroses that he crystallizes through nude photography. In 2011, he begins the "IN SITU" project about mental escape, a phenomenon that concerns him. In 2014, he develops a shooting process to build the "AQUATIC" series. In 2017, the images encounter a great success, are published and exhibited at the FEPN in Arles, namely with the festival bill. With his installation in the heart of the Saint Anne chapel, Francis goes beyond photography to offer a contemporary art installation which sublimates female energy.
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