Hervé Gergaud
Biography
Hervé Gergaud has been a photographer and image retoucher for over 35 years. Photographer and artist, he has been evolving for several years in his dreamlike, surreal world thanks to photomontage from which he draws unique images that are both aesthetic and sometimes disturbing. He tries through his imagination to disturb the viewer with his phantasmagorical approach to a vision of the world that does not leave one indifferent. A trained photographer and laboratory assistant, he has worked in various photographic agencies such as Gamma, Sipa and the prestigious MagnumPhotos agency. He actively collaborated on exhibitions and books by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Raymond Depardon, Antoine d'Agata, Joseph Koudelka, Martin Parr and many others. He then worked with the great photojournalist Reza at the Webistan agency. He managed the conservation of his photographic heritage as well as the preparation of his images for exhibitions and books. Retoucher working for Sebastião Salgado for two years, he printed his prints for all his exhibitions around the world. he also works as an independent photographer, carrying out photographic workshops or exhibitions (notably at 104) in medical institutes for autistic people, prisons or nursing homes. Member of the Millennium Images agency in London since 2019.
Influences
Méliès, Gilbert Garcin, Jérôme Bosch, Joel-Peter Witkin, Roger Ballen, Magritte
The artist at work
Prizes and Awards
2017 1er prix “La 25e heure” au sein du festival “Planches contact“ de Deauville Deauville, Normandie, France
Solo Expositions
2021 Exposition “Genèse” et “Ectoplasmes” par Nico et Hervé. Galerie VOZ’galerie de Boulogne-Billancourt. Boulogne, Île-de-France, France
2009 Affordable Art Fair, Galerie Ménouar, Paris. Paris, Île-de-France, France
2007 Exposition, Galerie Beaurepaire, Paris. Paris, Île-de-France, France
Collective Expositions
2022 Exposition “Ectoplasmes”, Galerie Volta, rue Volta, Paris. Par Nico et Hervé Paris, Île-de-France, France
2022 Exposition “l'animal intérieur” au CENTQUATRE-PARIS Paris, Île-de-France, France
2010 F.A.C. Festival d’Art Contemporain, Ajaccio. Ajaccio, Corse, France
Publications & Press
2021 Genèse Paris, Île-de-France, France