LA COULEUR DE L'EAU

The study of ocean colour helps to understand and characterise biological variations in the environment. Changes in ocean colour are induced by variations in the concentrations of optically significant elements in surface waters, primarily phytoplankton, but also dissolved organic substances and mineral particles. From colour, we can therefore determine the biogeochemical composition of the water, as well as the type of phytoplankton present… Artistically, this vision takes us back to the history of painting and art, and in particular to that of monochrome and immersive installations, from Yves Klein to James Turrell and Ann Veronica Janssens. Here, the colour of the water is not a limit to the representation of the underwater landscape, but constitutes its complexity, richness and specificity.