Born in 1976 on the shores of the Gulf of Morbihan, Nicolas Genette grew up between the beaches of the island of Houat and the countryside of the Auvergne, surrounded by a family who inculcated in him the values of nature and ocean. Deeply and irreparably hurt by life as a child, he began very early to question the nature of life and the world around him. As a result he developed an acute sense of observation, a compulsive curiosity and a heightened sensitivity that encouraged his interests in some very different fields and that gave him the desire to pursue his own way in life using his own way of seeing...
His passion for aviation came from his father whom he watched building his own plane, the one that Nicolas was to fly solo a few years later. Cradled by the ocean, he sailed competitively for 15 years, mainly dinghies: 5o5s, 49ers, 18ft Australian skiffs... Being a complete sport, both physically and mentally, sailing has taught him much about being a human being and opened his eyes and heart to the environment.

Attracted at a young age by the creation of the universe in all its forms, he’s devoted part of his career to computer-generated images and animations. He's still technical director and in charge of R&D at Kreaction, whom he co-founded. But a real passion for the world and the nature of things less technical and more naturally intuitive led him to art photography. Leaving to one side computer graphics and special effects, he prefers a purer, more traditional approach centred on observation and composition.

The subject itself is of less interest than the questions about it his particular view of things arouses.
"Curiosity is fantastic in that it makes questions more interesting than answers. They open doors to other worlds, other realities, inexhaustible sources of enrichment. If we had all the answers, life would bland, without dreams, without theories, without research, without ... questions! In short, a very sad and monotonous life. An answer’s interest lies in the path taken to get to it, and that in itself it often leads to other questions, drawing us elsewhere, and finally enabling us to become who we are. In the end, do we really want to know everything? Don't we prefer to keep some things unknown, so as to be able to believe in something else?"

Practising only free expression, Nicolas does not feel photographer, although using this medium and mastering its techniques. Far from the photography of news, sport, wedding etc., which he has never practised, he feels often closer to painters in the way he makes and approaches things. He's dedicated himself to his researches, far from any economic concern.

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Exhibitions :

2012 :
June, 23 - end of October : CAC Contemporary art space (Carré d'Arts Croisés), Mauzac, France.
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December, 9 2011 - August 2012 : Personal exhibition, L'Original art gallery,Auray, France.
2011 :
June 4 - July 2 : Personal exhibition, Art Expo art gallery, Moulins, France.
April 8 - June 5 : Retrospective, international Festival 'Photo de mer', Ile Aux Moines city hall, France.
2010 :
November 6 - December 4 : La Sirène Art gallery, Le Mans, France.
April 9 - May 2 : International Festival 'Photo de Mer' 2010, Vannes, France.
January 15 – February 26 : Personal exhibition, Barclays, Rennes, France.
2009 :
June 5 – September 30 : Festival Photo Peuples et Nature, off, La Gacilly, France.
June 6 - 12 : Mois International de la Photographie, Dol de Bretagne, France.
May 14 – June 30 : Parlement de Bretagne, Rennes, France.
February 12 - 15 : Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium.

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