Interview
BERLIN À PARIS - SERGE LUTENS
The Art of Photography: Capturing the Ephemeral Moment
Serge Lutens, an audacious photographer and dandy, creates visual works that go beyond mere reflections of reality. Each shot is a living tableau, a story narrated through faces with white skin, adorned eyes, like so many visual haikus evoking fleeting beauty. His sensitivity to aesthetics resonates in each of his photographic works.Lutens employs photography as a means of cinematic expression, drawing inspiration from glamorous references that evoke the golden age of cinema. His portraits, often imbued with melancholy and lyricism, create a unique atmosphere, inviting the viewer to explore the nuances of beauty. Like a poet of images, he evokes sensations and strikes sensitive chords within each gaze. The influences of Hollywood glamour blend harmoniously with Japanese inspirations, where attention to detail and harmony of forms are celebrated. Lutens's works thus become a bridge between two cultures, a fusion where Western elegance meets Eastern delicacy.
Serge Lutens, the Creator of Perfumes
As a perfume creator, Serge Lutens views fragrances as emotions captured in a bottle. He states, “A perfume is a story told by scents, an invitation to journey through olfactory memories that transcend time.”
The Art of Serge Lutens
Thus, Serge Lutens presents himself as an artist of many facets, a virtuoso who navigates effortlessly between photography and artistic expression. In his works, he leads us on a journey to the heart of human sensitivity, where the ephemeral transforms into eternity. Each image is an invitation to feel, to contemplate, and to celebrate the beauty of the world.Through his creative genius, Serge Lutens reminds us that art, whether visual or tactile, is ultimately a matter of human connection. In this rich and vibrant universe he has crafted, he invites us to discover infinite horizons and to celebrate the beauty that resides in the ephemeral.
© Serge Lutens
Photos Serge Lutens,
Isabelle Weingarten and Jeanne, 1974
Isabelle Weingarten, 1972
Isabelle Weingarten, 1973
Serge Lutens, 2012
Cover book « Berlin à Paris », 1999
Interview & report Serge Lutens by Sabine Morandini
BERLIN À PARIS - SERGE LUTENS
Imprimé en 10 couleurs
176 pages - 108 photographies
ELECTA, Milano
Papier : gardamatt art gr 200 (Cartiere del Garda)
365 x 275 mm
Marcillac Gallery
8 rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris