Jean-François Rauzier is an internationally acclaimed photographer, who has had museum shows in Paris, Moscow, Los Angeles and Washington DC. Ray Waterhouse is his exclusive agent in the USA, UK and Middle East and has shown his work in exhibitions and fairs in New York, Palm Beach, Miami, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, Maastricht and London, selling over 200 of his ‘Hyperphotos’.

Rauzier’s work transforms reality; it fascinates us with its scale, and takes the viewer on a journey through the visible world. He uses thousands of high-resolution close-ups views and stitches them into his large compositions, maintaining the focus and sharpness of the smallest detail. He carefully compose works from elements and images he has collected over many years, working in some ways more like a painter than a photographer, creating his own supernatural man-made world. Using digital technology, he cuts, moves and constructs buildings, gardens, animals, and many other objects, carefully collected during long photographic sessions to inspire a new fantastic landscape, a capricious picture or a baroque masterpiece. He strives to transform the world according to his dreams, wishes and anxieties, and to recreate the magic and secrecy of ancient legends and stories using 21st century media. Of course, none of his mastery of technology would be worthy unless it was combined with a true artistic vision. Rauzier also possesses a deep knowledge of literature, art history and history, and utilizes all these with his unique wit and humor.

In this magical Hyperphoto the artist depicts himself with his partner, holding hands as they gaze upon an infinite space filled with screens and sculptures that depict couples kissing. The imagery is pulled from a variety of sources including films, television, press photos and fine art. Rauzier writes, “A first kiss is so moving. I love these moments, both expected gifts we especially remember, and new experiences of passion. I had the idea of collecting and gathering those we most have become familiar with.”