Nature Spirits
” Respect the tree, he is a great miracle and he was holy to your ancestors. “
Alexander von Humboldt (1769 -1859)
In the traditions of European folk beliefs, the inspired nature with its kingdoms of spirits plays an important role. Fairies, mermaids and dwarfs, goblins, beast and tree spirits populate this universe in various appearances. They show themselves in hidden places, in the spark of light on the water surface, between the leaves and in the forest. They live in the trees and are gardiens of plants and landscapes.
At the time when landscapes and forests are more and more destroyed, my paintings reflect this hidden world and its richness. My photographs are made in a small remote valley in Brittany, near an ancient dancing place of fairies, marked by a menhir. At this hidden place, on the surface of a small stream, the spirits move and appear between the atmospheres of water, light and trees.
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The ways of the elves
(Irish fairy tales. Grimm Brothers. 1825)
“Under the water lies a land as good as the top where the sun shines. Only much more splendid and shining, which is inhabited by happy elves… If one has found the right spot on the shore of the lake, at the right moment, one can see all these glories with eyes. It is the land of youth, because time has no power there. On certain days, with rising sun, these elves appear on the surface of the water, glittering in the utmost splendor and in all the colors of the rainbow. They move a certain way on the water, until they finally disappear in the fog.“