at lafayette anticipations in paris, hélène fauquet's first institutional exhibition in france transforms photography, shell sculptures, and ornamental frames into an exploration of images and illusion.

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HÉLÈNE FAUQUET PRESENTS VIVRESSE AT LAFAYETTE ANTICIPATIONS

French artist Hélène Fauquet explores the boundaries between photography , sculpture, and ornament in Vivresse, her new exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris. Opened on October 21, 2026, and occupying the foundation’s top floor, the presentation marks her first institutional exhibition in France. Through sculptural shells, elaborate frames, and images that seem to dissolve into their surroundings, Fauquet questions how objects and photographs can change meaning depending on how they are displayed, concealed, or transformed.

The exhibition takes its title from a combination of the French words vie (life) and ivresse (intoxication), suggesting a state where vitality and desire merge.…