One's Island - Maxime Fauconnier

One's Island, 2008—ongoing

Photography series.

“One's Island” is a photographic project with which I propose a dialectic between interiority and confrontation to the world. By use of a constellation of contemplative vignettes, the series maps the territory of a fictional island: the result is the representation of a ‘there’ that replaces the ‘here’, reflecting a state of being that goes hand in hand with a state of not belonging.

Through a fragmentary visual writing, I use the island as a metaphorical space existing outside of all spaces: an archetypal landscape for the imagination to surge, a fragment of land to solitarily and secretly explore the inviolable space that exists inside our minds. Freed from a recognizable geography and blending spontaneous capturing with cinematic compositions, the images propose a bridge towards a secret, meditative and slowed-down universe.

The photographic project was complimented in 2018 by my fiction film “Julian” (27'50''), investigating the same subject-matter.

Presented here is a selection of the series.

Lucas, ocean, 2016

Island, moonlight, 2018

Forest fire, 2019

Boy running, forest, 2019

Marcel, 2011

White flag, 2018

Bus stop, green, 2015

Alex, snow, 2011

Alex, snow, 2011
Installation view at Fragma Gallery, 2021

Color print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin, 100% cotton, 310 gr/m².
Custom dark aluminum frame, image clear glass. 80 x 120 cm.

Climbing, gardens, 2014

Green shirt, beach, 2018

Storm, mountains, 2019

Django sleeping, purple, 2018

Stars, purple, 2018

Ceiling fan, green, 2018

Malorie, red fabric, 2014

Two islands, white, 2019

Steve, gold necklace, 2018

Boy, wooden stick, ocean, 2019

River, tree reflection, 2017

River, tree reflection, 2017
Installation view at Fragma Gallery, 2021

Color print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin, 100% cotton, 310 gr/m².
Custom dark aluminum frame, image clear glass. 80 x 120 cm.