A. Highlights from the Domain’s collection

Since its creation in 2008, the mission of the Centre for Arts and Nature has been to combine artistic approaches to nature, landscapes, the memory of place and the spectacular beauty of the elements. In 2016, a season specifically dedicated to photography was incorporated into the annual arts programme — under the name of Chaumont-Photo-sur-Loire — offering an opportunity to extend and enrich this fundamental dialogue between art and what is typically called the “living world” nowadays.

The collection has grown with each edition of Chaumont-Photo-sur-Loire, testifying to an exceptional diversity of approaches and sensibilities, and featuring over 130 works by 50 French and international photographers. It has been built over time, through invitations and exhibitions, reflecting the plurality of current photographic expression while conserving a strong thematic coherence: nature as subject, reality or fiction.

The Domain’s photography collection also boasts a wide diversity of formats and techniques, which enriches the way in which nature can be depicted. It confirms the relevance of the photography project and also makes it possible to develop visual heritage in connection with the contemporary transformations of the landscape, nature and image.

For the eighth edition of Chaumont-Photo-sur-Loire, it seemed natural to offer an insight inro this collection dedicated to the living world and its beauty. Featuring works by Marc Deneyer, Darren Almond, Ljubodrag Andric, Nicolas Lenartowsky, Jean-Christophe Ballot, and Flore, the exhibition highlights the diversity of artistic approaches and sensibilities—from the intimate to the monumental, from the real to the poetic.