Art Of The Day Weekly

Vincent Fournier and untouchable species

We all complain about the inevitable loss of certain animal and plant species, caused by human predation. But shouldn’t science, with all the progress made, allow us tomorrow to create the species we wish to enjoy? Based on this terrifying idea, Vincent Fournier (born in 1970) decided to get a step ahead. By using the resources of technique, from infographics to retouching photographs, but most of all with a good background inherited from Dadaism and Surrealism, he brings certain improvements to the existing species. In order to face the warming up of the planet, he equips ibis with metal legs, better adapted to the burning sand. His beetle, tired of getting lost in the under-growth, never goes out without his GPS. As for the falsely charming dragonfly, actually one of the greatest meat eaters in the world, capable of eating her own weight in meat, ten-fold at least, she has her own pollution detector. She only wants to eat organic food.
• Vincent Fournier is be in exhibited at Quai n°1 at Vevey (Switzerland), from 30 April to 7 June 2014.