Lévitation. Mathieu Forget

For over a decade, Mathieu Forget has pursued the same quest: to capture that precise moment when the body leaves the ground. Dancer, photographer, and artistic director, he is both behind and in front of the lens. Each image is the result of a real performance. No editing. No trickery. Only a fraction of a second during which the body seems suspended between fall and elevation.

Through this exhibition, Mathieu Forget presents a selection of emblematic photographs taken around the world. Each work bears witness to a constant exploration of movement, composition, and the relationship between the body and its environment.

Installed on the railings of the Tour Saint-Jacques, the exhibition offers a meeting point between heritage and contemporary creation.

In this exceptional setting, the photographs engage in a dialogue with Parisian architecture and offer visitors a free, open, and accessible experience. LEVITATION invites everyone to slow down, observe, and look differently.

Because beyond physical performance, these images tell a universal aspiration: that of rising, if only for an instant. Between earth and sky, the Tour Saint-Jacques occupies a unique place in the Parisian landscape.

An isolated monument in the heart of the city, it seems to emerge from the urban space to rise towards the sky. This relationship between anchoring and elevation also forms the core of Mathieu Forget's work.

Through his levitation photographs, created without digital trickery, the artist captures that fragile moment when the body momentarily escapes the laws of gravity.

His images depict a state of suspension that echoes the very presence of the Tour Saint-Jacques: a vertical architecture that defies the gaze and seems to float above the urban hustle and bustle.

Presented on the railings surrounding the monument, the photographs create a natural dialogue between heritage and contemporary creation. They invite passers-by to look up, slow their pace, and cast a new gaze upon the city.

Because beyond photography, it is the same idea that connects the artist and the place: that of elevation as an aesthetic, physical, and poetic experience. EXHIBITION ROUTE The route brings together 44 photographs selected from Mathieu Forget's most striking works. Réal