Franck Seguin

apnée apnéisme plongée

Un mot sur l'oeuvre

"The success of this Nordic step will depend on our ability to cope with this complex and paradoxical factor of apnea: the cold. When the body is exposed suddenly, briefly, the time of a dive, then it is our In spite of the shock and the instant loss of comfort, if we manage to temper the tension, the body goes into a transient hibernation, the heartbeats fade, the blood leaks the extremities, the metabolism is slowed down. I leave the surface, I abandon myself entirely to the icy water.It is a vise that encloses each of my limbs, a jaw crushing my hands and bare feet, a claw that lacerates my face. " 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

Snorkeling under the ice (Sonnanen-Finland)

"Finland, the country with a thousand lakes so nicknamed because of the 60 000 lakes that compose it, was the cold destination of our journey because we wanted to experience snorkeling under ice.The success of this step depended on our ability to managing the cold with the instant loss of comfort, the body immersed in the icy water enters a temporary hibernation, our metabolism slows down, the blood leaks the extremities of the body, the immersion is extreme but the experience is exciting. "
Franck Seguin

Le choix de Jean-Denis