Nicolas Floc'h, Glaz, 2018

Glaz is a Breton word used to describe a color between green and blue, the color of water. Since childhood, Nicolas Floc’h has developed a passion for the ocean and has dedicated his life and work to encapsulating and conveying the infinite riches and aspects of its reality. This voluminous monograph, published after his exhibition at the Fonds régional d’art contemporain Bretagne, covers a body of sculpture, photography and conceptual work, organized into themes such as “Invisible Architecture,” “Productive Structures,” “Natural Habitats,” “Painting,” “Functional,” and “Recycling.” An important part of the book is devoted to underwater photographs of artificial reefs in France, Portugal and Japan, as well as specific seascapes taken by Floc’h during a scientific expedition on the Tara Pacific in Japan.