Présence obscure - sans titre 01, 2009

Xavier Blondeau  

During his travels, discovering the silent immensity of desert lands, Xavier Blondeau questions the place of the individual in the world around him.

To give form to these reflections, he turned to photography, an art that allows him to capture what seems imperceptible. In 2009, while continuing his work as a teacher-researcher, he undertook a more intimate photographic approach, centered on the individual.

Each of his photographic series is an attempt to answer his questions. Emotion remains at the heart of his approach, allowing him to navigate between abstraction, where he explores the subtleties of the intimate, and more graphic compositions that maintain links between the imaginary and the real. His photographs, always imbued with mystery, leave an uncertainty that invites the viewer to get lost, to reinterpret what the artist wanted to express, to enter his inner universe.

Since 2011, Xavier Blondeau's work has been revealed through numerous exhibitions, gradually revealing the different aspects of his photographic research, a research which continues to push him to go further and further.

• Main exhibitions:

Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, USA (2024). PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (2024). Decode Gallery, Tucson, USA (2024). Biennale of Contemporary Art, Villa Radet, Paris, France (2023). Olivier Bijon Gallery, Arles, France (2023). Courcelles Gallery, Paris (2023). Solid'Art, Paris (2023). Olivier Bijon Gallery, Arles, France (2022). Lille Art'UP, Lille, France (2022). Salon des Beaux-Arts, Garches, France (2022). Blankwall Gallery, Athens, Greece (2022). Voies Off International Photography Meetings, Arles, France (2021). Lille Art'UP, Lille, France (2021). Courcelles Art Contemporain Gallery, Paris, France (2020). Tokyo International Foto Awards, Okinawa, Japan (2020). MIA Photo Fair, Milan, Italy (2019). Lille Art'UP, Lille, France (2019). Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan (2019). Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, USA (2018). Fotovefer, Paris, France (2018). Barcelona International Photography Awards, Barcelona, Spain (2018). SE Center Photography, Greenville, USA (2018). Galerie L'Angle, Hendaye, France (2018). Fotovefer, Paris, France (2017). Galerie Courcelles Art Contemporain, Paris, France (2017). Mac2000 Contemporary Art Event, Paris, France (2017). Str'Off, Strasbourg, France (2016). Réalités Nouvelles, Vincennes, France (2016). Puls'Art, Le Mans, France (2016). Blankwall Gallery, Athens, Greece (2016). Hors-Champs Gallery, Paris, France (2016). Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Jonesboro, USA (2015). Month of Photography, Paris, France (2014). International Juried Competition, Los Angeles, USA (2014). Mac2000 Contemporary Art Event, Paris, France (2014). Phot'Aix Regards Croisés, Aix-en-Provence, France (2014). Parcours de l'Art, Avignon, France (2014). International Print Biennale, Newcastle, England (2014). Puls'Art, Le Mans, France (2014). International Art Expo, Bari, Italy (2014). Balt'Art Contemporary Art, Nogent, France (2013). International Contemporary Art Biennial, Sarrias, Spain (2013). European Contemporary Art Biennial, Nîmes, France (2013).