Tomoya Fujimoto was born in Bordeaux in 1989. After studying in Tokyo, he returned to Bordeaux to join the Beaux-Arts art school. In 2014, he earned a master's degree in photography from ENS Louis Lumi&egrave;re in Paris.
As a young photographer, he studied with still life specialists and chose this field as his preferred means of creative expression.
Tomoya particularly appreciates matter and the interaction between what is seen and what can be revealed by light. With his lens, he can intimately capture the movement and shimmering of the vast canvas of the ocean and expose the entire world caught on the surface of a leaf. By building a subtle balance between the marvelous and the trivial, Tomoya offers layered art enhanced by a surprising intimacy with his subjects, a reflection of his attachment to the profound nature of things.
He self-published &ldquo;Rien que la mer&rdquo; (Nothing but the sea) in July 2020. His book will be republished in September 2021 by Editions Amers.

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Tomoya Fujimoto

Tomoya Fujimoto was born in Bordeaux in 1989. After studying in Tokyo, he returned to Bordeaux to join the Beaux-Arts art school. In 2014, he earned a master's degree in photography from ENS Louis Lumi&egrave;re in Paris...

The sound of creation
What first strikes me is the thick and humid air; it floods me and invades my lungs, precedes me and surrounds me, as if I had suddenly become part of everything around me.
At first, it is almost impossible to sense, but in this confused mass where things seem to blend into each other, it is like the air is vibrating with a dull and heavy tone; the irregular and persistent noise of falling drops, trickling water, and mist that rises like a cave cloud.
Here, each leaf becomes a world, a primitive kingdom, both boundless and barely visible within this ancient universe, the temporary erasure of which is necessary to closely capture the delicate extent of its multiple manifestations.

Tomoya Fujimoto

Le bruit du commencement