Fantaisie lithique

We are used to measuring time through space. We divide it into units such as seconds, years, eras or eons, in order to situate ourselves within a defined continuum.

Fantaisie Lithique proposes the reverse. It invites us to dissolve space into time, to lose all sense of scale, and to let matter slip beyond measure.

Shot at a macro distance, these images transform the sandstone of Fontainebleau into shifting, uncertain landscapes. A grain of sand becomes an entry point into another experience of time, one that is fluid, continuous, almost dreamlike.

Formed from ancient granitic detritus, eroded and deposited by prehistoric seas, then slowly cemented into sandstone, these rocks carry a deep geological memory. Yet under the lens, they no longer appear as fixed objects. They waver, dissolve, and become elusive. What remains is not form, but movement. Not structure, but duration.

Inspired by Henri Bergson’s understanding of time as something lived rather than measured, this series suggests a quiet shift in perception. It invites us to step away from fixed coordinates, to release the need to quantify, and to rediscover a more primordial relationship with matter, where time and space are no longer separate, but intertwined.

Between presence and erosion, between what endures and what fades, something persists. A continuous transformation, unfolding beyond what the eye alone can grasp.