
Marie Fonterme

Marie Fonterme
VANITIES
“Each fish, in its structure and essence, wears a unique mask, a singular marine vanity. Unlike humans, whose heads follow a universal form, these aquatic creatures reveal a fascinating diversity. Their skeleton becomes a visual language, an intimate portrait where almost human faces are hidden: a nose, a mouth, imagined ears… By transcending their apparent banality into pieces that are at once realistic…”
And dreamlike, they become avatars emerging from the depths, oscillating between nature and artifice, between animality and humanity. With their mysterious contours and features, they invite us to see reflections of ourselves in them, to discover an unsuspected humanity within their apparent strangeness. Like the abyss, where extraordinary creatures evolve in a vast and unknown space, they remind us that there is always more to discover, both below and above, than what we perceive.








