The precise “mundane spaces” of François Aubret

The French photographer has managed to attract attention thanks to his very perceptive look at architecture , exhibiting his work in Berlin and Shanghai and receiving various awards.

For me, minimalist photography means simplicity and humor. It is the ability to turn a frivolous everyday scene into a magical work of graphic art. It makes people smile and appreciate the simple beauty within their own everyday life.

This is François Aubret , a photographer born in Nantes (France) who now lives in Los Angeles after spending six years in Shanghai where he graduated in Environmental Design.

What architecture lover wouldn't want to buy one of his photographs to decorate their bedroom wall? They feature geometry and those “hidden patterns” found in the “mundane spaces” of urban buildings. “By combining isolated details of nature, construction and social elements, I create very vivid compositions,” he explained in an interview with the Galerie Minimal in Berlin , where he exhibited his most celebrated work in 2020: Graphic Encounters .

Juxtaposing the colour and texture of human creation and the petty chaos of nature, Aubret, who believes it is “evident” that he is “a fanatic about organisation and order” by looking at his work, maintains that his photographs “are an eternal reminder that life doesn’t have to be so hard.”