Charles Pétillon,

Artist

Charles Pétillon's art, encompassing both meticulously staged photographs and large-scale, interactive balloon installations, can be described as "visual haiku." He captures fleeting moments and reveals the often-overlooked aspects of our environment. His works serve as poetic, enigmatic statements, highlighting incongruities and paradoxes within our contemporary world.

Pétillon's process is characterised by meticulous planning and control. He carefully orchestrates light, staging, and composition in his photographs, and designs his installations with interactive elements like lighting changes, sound generation, and motion-activated balloons. This attention to detail creates an aura of essentialized subjects, inviting intuitive perception.

His monumental installations, such as the 100,000-balloon display at Covent Garden and his work at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, transform public spaces, prompting viewers to reconsider their surroundings and the complex relationship between humanity and the environment. These works, along with his photographic series, evoke a sense of suspension and potential, where the "before" and "after" are visualised through the flowing movement of the balloons, encouraging viewers to anticipate the next moment and reflect on the subtle imprints of human presence.

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Exhibitions

Up In The Air - Hélène Bailly Gallery, Paris, 2023
Rainbow - Analix Forever Gallery - Chêne-Bourg, 2022-2023
Modulations Domestiques - Danysz Gallery, Paris, 2022
Sinkka Museum - Kerava, 2021-2022
Invasions - La Cidrerie, Beuzeville, 2021
Diazepam - La Cidrerie, Beuzeville, 2021
Le Doute - Abbaye De La Fontaine Guérard, 2021
Disruption - Amfreville Sur Iton, 2021
Times Art Museum Chengdu, 2021
Times Art Museum, 2021
Le Phare - Charles De Gaulle Paris Airport (Permanent Installation), 2020-2021
Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation - Berlin, 2020
Galerie Graf - Paris, 2020-2021
Collegiale Saint Pierre Le Puellier - Orléans, 2020
Art Museum Alkersum - Alkersum, 2020

Lazinc Gallery - London, 2019-2020
Opera National De Bordeaux - Bordeaux, 2019
Ambassade De France - Tokyo, 2019
Danysz Gallery - Shanghai, 2018-2019
Power Long Museum - Shanghai, 2018
Vanke Times Center - Beijing, 2018
Morpheus Hotel City Of Dreams - Macau (Permanent Installation), 2018
Sous Les Etoiles Gallery - New York, 2018
La Condition Publique - Roubaix, 2017
Magda Danysz Gallery - Paris, 2017
Paris Photo - Paris, 2016
Magda Danysz Gallery - Shanghai, 2016
Magda Danysz Gallery - London, 2016
Colette - Paris, 2016
Maison De La Photographie - Lille, 2015
Pop-Up Gallery, Royal Opera Arcade, Covent Garden - London, 2015
Heartbeat Installation, Covent Garden - London, 2015