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Martine Fougeron

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Photography. Film. Archive.
Exploring how the ideals of youth resonate.
NY. Paris. Esparon.
Nicolas & Adrien (Steidl)
Faculty (ICP)

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July. Esparon.
The work always begins with emotion.
The same place. Always different.

Caption: Nicolas by Maurice’s legendary Mercedes, July 2026

#NicolasetAdrien #SummertimeaEsparon by @martinefougeron

Thinking of the first time I took Nicolas & Adrien to Arles. I was a Photo Folio Winner and exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles 2007 in l’ Atelier de La Chaudronnerie. They loved the spirit of the anciens ateliers SNCF. They saw the image of themselves huge. I think they then understood they were in the laboratory of my image-making which was vaster than our universe.

Adrien et Theo à Arles, 2006
#NicolasetAdrien by @martinefougeron

Bonjour Arles.
Always magical to be @rencontresarles.
Have seen quite a few friends et colleagues at the @thisispattismith concert last night or Place du Forum. A treat. Shout if here for a meet.
Look at my stories for my déambulations of the exhibitions. by @martinefougeron

Just arrived in Esparon in the South of France, gleefully caught by the dramatic summer rain pouring over Esparon in the Cévennes—my childhood summer home and creative haven for the past sixty years.

My father bought this rustic house in 1966, in an abandoned hamlet after WWII—an eagle’s nest perched between mountains and vast skies. It has witnessed four generations of our family and has gradually become one of the living landscapes of my work. In my Nicolas & Adrien work, begun in 2005 and still continuing today, Esparon has been present every summer for 21 years.

It inspired my short film Summertime à Esparon (2023), where I weave together my grandfather’s and father’s family archives with my own photographs and films, creating a dialogue around youthful states of being across four generations of image-making.

Many of you have asked to see the film over time. If you’d like to watch it, send me an email and I’ll be happy to share a private viewing link—as long as you promise to send me your thoughts afterwards.
martine@martinefougeron.com
Subject: Summertime à Esparon

#summertimeaesparon_film #BastideEsparon #martinefougeronarchive #ThePhotographyMasterRetreat by @martinefougeron

A few more images from the years we lived in Saint Luke in the Fields (2006–2008).⁠
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Looking back, these photographs capture the intensity, tenderness, and passion of that period.⁠
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Nicolas at his Piano, 2006 by @martinefougeron

A visit to Fragile Beauté at Le Jeu de Paume reminded me how honored I am that five photographs from my project Nicolas et Adrien (2005–2026) are part of the collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.⁠
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Over the next few days, I will share these photographs with you.⁠
Adrien’s Finger, 2008⁠
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@jeudepaumeparis #FragileBeauté by @martinefougeron

A visit to Fragile Beauté at Le Jeu de Paume reminded me how honored I am that five photographs from my project Nicolas et Adrien (2005–2026) are part of the collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.⁠
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Over the next few days, I will share these photographs with you.⁠
Adrien’s Catcher, 2008⁠
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@jeudepaumeparis #FragileBeauté by @martinefougeron

A visit to Fragile Beauté at Le Jeu de Paume reminded me how honored I am that five photographs from my project Nicolas et Adrien (2005–2026) are part of the collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.⁠
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Over the next few days, I will share these photographs with you.⁠
Nicolas Reading 2007 ⁠
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@jeudepaumeparis #FragileBeauté by @martinefougeron

A visit to Fragile Beauté at Le Jeu de Paume reminded me how honored I am that five photographs from my project Nicolas et Adrien (2005–2026) are part of the collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.⁠
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Over the next few days, I will share these photographs with you.⁠

Adrien’s Climb, 2008⁠
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@jeudepaumeparis #FragileBeauté #lescevennes #summertimeaesparon by @martinefougeron

A visit to Fragile Beauté at Le Jeu de Paume reminded me how honored I am that five photographs from my project Nicolas et Adrien (2005–2026) are part of the collection of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.⁠
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Over the next few days, I will share these photographs with you.⁠
Theo by The Vis, 2008⁠
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@jeudepaumeparis #fragilebeauté by @martinefougeron

@herman_david Closing concert #futuroshow by @martinefougeron @jayjayjohanson enchanted us all with his #angelvoice @marchedauphine #futuroshow by @martinefougeron

Florence in its flamboyant ochre hues and perfect geometric sense, along the Arno. by @martinefougeron