"Mr Xtreme" Photograph - Limited Edition of 1

Grandson of the photographer Paul de Cordon, Pierre-Elie de Pibrac was born in Paris in 1983. In 2007, he made his first reports at Cuba and in Myanmar. His first images won several prizes and competitions organized by magazines like Paris Match and Photo, or mobile phone companies such as Orange and SFR. In 2009, Pierre-Elie worked side-by-side with leading photographers from the Vu’ agency, such as Denis Darzacq, Claudine Doury and Rip Hopkins. The same year, soon after graduating from a renowned business school, he decided to devote himself fully to photography.

Pierre-Elie produced his first large-scale series in New York in 2010 based on the theme of photographic perception and objects. Bearing the titles American Showcase and Les Frontières de la Perception (the Edge of Perception), the project was very well received by the public and press, and resulted in the production of a book called American Showcase, published by Archibooks. The book showcases Pierre-Elie de Pibrac’s emerging trademark: beyond the subject being dealt with, the photographer seeks to transform the image by inventing new concepts with which to make his own mark. The audience discovers a “photographic object” whose aesthetic rendering brings to life a totally unique and puzzling perception.

In 2012, following on from a documentary made two years previously in the USA, Pierre-Elie produced the Real Life Super Heroes (RLSH) series, featuring this famous American phenomenon. A book entitled Real Life Super Heroes was published for the occasion by PapelArt – Serious Publishing.

Pibrac exhibits his works in France and abroad in numerous galleries and prestigious venues like the Grand Palais in Paris. His work has also been on display at various fairs such as Cutlog and Paris Show Off during the FIAC! 2010 international modern art fair, the Lille Art Fair in 2010 and the Brussels AAF in 2012.

With an ability to move energetically between different photographic realms, the photographer Pierre-Elie de Pibrac decided during the 2013-2014 season to follow the ballet dancers of the Opéra de Paris. Immersed in the life of the dance company and behind the scenes of the Garnier and Bastille operas, he adapted his lens with great sensitivity to the subject at hand.

The Confidences series is made up exclusively of black and white photos and films. In the two other series presented as part of this work, he uses colour.