Franck Seguin

apnée apnéisme baleines plongée

Un mot sur l'oeuvre

"We spent three days scouring the ocean around the island of Rurutu in the Austral Islands, looking for a launch with a humpback whale, to no avail. long trip to Antarctica, the decision is made, we return to Moorea, the little sister of Tahiti.We first meet a group of six whales well shaken.I am intimidated but serene from the first contact, unlike my First encounter with the sperm whales, under the surface, they dance and walk with grace their long pectoral that seem to want to hug us.I immerse myself one last time and intoxicated with the song of whales that soaks the ocean in this season." Guillaume Nery

The story is born with a meeting.
Franck Seguin has been leading a personal work on apnea for several years on the sidelines of his brilliant career at L'Equipe.
He works with Guillaume Néry, multiple champion of the world of apnea, since always.
A photograph taken during the training of Guillaume had already earned the world Press, sports category, Franck Seguin.
Since Guillaume Néry retired from high competition, they often exchange.
It was on the idea of ​​Franck, wishing to speak of apnea as a way of life, that was born this project, he wanted to meet the people of the water.
The trip took a year. He gave One breath around the world, a fabulous trip to the great apnea sites of the planet to meet men, and animals that populate them. Guillaume made a film made with his partner Julie Gautier. Franck brought back some photographs. A remarkable job.
The catalog which follows, is the substantive. 35 images among a few thousand, those who, because of their aesthetic quality, their poetry, their sometimes dreamlike, we seemed to be able to access the rank of works.
Only 9 copies of each will be released.
6 prints on sale + 3 that the artist reserves. Prices increase with each issue.
The works are proposed framing included: Diasec original framed realized under the control of the author.

Le témoignage de Franck Seguin

A great cetacean: the sperm whale (Mauritius-Indian Ocean)
"Less than an hour's flight from the Reunion, there is Mauritius and the greatest freedivers of the animal kingdom: sperm whales ... mythical animal if any, everyone knows the novel by Moby Dick, the white whale, but no one really represents who it is! The male can reach more than twenty meters long, which makes him the largest carnivore in the world. Only, the head can represent one third of the length This mammal feeds largely on squid and fish, in varying proportions depending on geographic location, and is known for its 90-minute snorkeling records, sometimes reaching 3000m depth, unparalleled performance in mammals of his species, his rattling vocalisations are the loudest sound produced by an animal, they are used for the purpose of communicating, identifying and locating themselves. "
Franck Seguin

Le choix de Jean-Denis