I've always been drawn to highlining. At 16, I discovered the sport of slacklining. It was a real shock, spending my time on a line on the ground, stretching it longer and longer, until I reached my first highline. A revelation, a transformation. What sensations, what a struggle, what an effort... But above all, what beauty! The aesthetics of this sport are absolute. It's close to art, to the creation of an ephemeral painting, between heaven and earth. I think I've always felt this vision. And to express it, I started taking photos, even becoming a professional photographer. I don't only photograph highlining, of course, but it's still the sport I prefer to photograph. Because it speaks to me, but also because it speaks to everyone. Balancing on a wire is not just a feat for a tightrope walker, it is a feat for anyone who constantly seeks balance in their life. Or rather, seeks to counteract imbalances, because the delicate balance exists only temporarily. We are all tightrope walkers in our universe, and I believe that's why the highline speaks. And the void brings this mystical, dreamy, and daring dimension that fascinates me so much.
So I think that's what brings me, on the one hand, to practice this sport, and on the other hand, to take pictures of it. I also made a film, Arves en Ciel, which tells the story of a wonderful human adventure to install an incredible highline at the Aiguilles d'Arves.
I will soon be making new films, always with the aim of bringing out the intense emotion that highlining provides.
So, watch this space!
