The history of Auctus Animalis island tells of the transformation of hybrid creatures into stars. This is an initiatory fable about a bestiary of chimera taken from between two worlds. Finding no place for themselves on Earth, the species from Auctus Animalis island are going to turn into stars so they can recover their equilibrium. Standing at the intersection of biology and surrealism, Vincent Fournier plunges us into a world poised between the real and the virtual that defies scientific realities and proposes a poetic question about the transformation of the living being. Images from Auctus Animalis, a rite-of-passage-style musical and photographic fable, winner of the 2022-2023 Swiss Life à 4 mains Prize, from an original idea by Vincent Fournier (photography) and Sébastien Gaxie (music).
Vincent Fournier belongs to a generation that grew up with early science fiction and its current incarnation, both of which promise a future set in other worlds. Inspired by scientific and technological innovations, he realises his childhood dreams using sophisticated digital techniques, which he applies to both paintings and sculptures. He deliberately seeks out the blurriness, the wobble and the strange beauty of the space in-between.
![Vincent Fournier, Fragrance Butterfly [Fragantia papilionem], 2023](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/theravestijngallery/images/view/5b404512ca7e834d93a6195f6d321d5dj/theravestijngallery-vincent-fournier-fragrance-butterfly-fragantia-papilionem-2023.jpg)
![Vincent Fournier, Luminous Carrier Butterfly [Luminaria papilionem], 2023](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/theravestijngallery/images/view/4f06c93c01cf5df0d81300aa72c63114j/theravestijngallery-vincent-fournier-luminous-carrier-butterfly-luminaria-papilionem-2023.jpg)
