On the occasion of his exhibition À fleur de forêt, presented at the Michel Ciry museum in Varengeville-sur-Mer until November 1, 2026, Jacques Perconte looks back on his artistic approach in a video produced as part of the Impressions d'artistes.
French artist Jacques Perconte, who resides in the Netherlands, has been developing a practice based on the digital transformation of video images since the 1990s. By manipulating color, texture, and form, he creates landscapes in perpetual metamorphosis, blurring the lines between abstraction and representation. His work explores the possibilities offered by digital technologies to renew our perception of the natural world.
Invited to an artist residency in Varengeville-sur-Mer, Normandy, the artist envisions, with À fleur de forêt (At the Edge of , a "possible garden" between land and sea. Through the works Brun), Buis (Boxwood) , and Bleu (Blue), he composes poetic landscapes where vegetation, light, and natural elements are recomposed by the gaze of the machine. Presented as prints and videos, the exhibition offers an immersion in imaginary plant environments where nature and technology engage in dialogue.
In this video, Jacques Perconte looks back on the research that fueled the creation ofÀ fleur de forêt, an exhibition that echoes the questions raised by the festival around colour, the perception of landscape and new ways of representing living things.
This exhibition is part of the focus on the Dutch art scene led by Normandie Impressionniste, with the support of the Mondriaan Fund and theEmbassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Also discover À fleur de mer at the Rouen-Rive-Droite train station
To extend this immersion in the world of Jacques Perconte, discover À fleur de mer, a monumental video installation presented from July 1 to August 31, 2026 in the Rouen-Rive-Droite station.
In this place marked by Claude Monet's presence, the artist presents an immersive projection blending flowers and seascapes. Through moving images, vibrant colors, and digital transformations, this work creates a dialogue between the Normandy coastline and the artist's imaginary gardens.
