In this image, matter seems to turn into stone, almost a semiprecious stone. The surface reveals stains and veins reminiscent of Fra Angelico’s faux marble: not to imitate stone, but to evoke the mystery of the Incarnation that cannot be represented. Here too, we no longer know whether we are looking at light, stone, or fire: everything wavers. And this is precisely where wonder arises: the image, born from a reportage, moves away from it until it becomes spiritual.Napex 231018

Sylvain Bellenger