Eric Pillot

Born in 1968, Eric PILLOT lives and works in Paris.

He is the recipient of several photography prizes rewarding his series “In Situ”.

He first received the HSBC Prize in 2012, followed by the Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Photography Award presented by the Beaux-Arts Academy in Paris in 2014, which enabled him to pursue his project “In Situ - US”. This series was later exhibited in November 2015 at l’Institut de France. In 2016, Eric PILLOT was awarded the Beaux-Arts Fair Prize and saw a selection of his photographs exhibited at the Louvre Carrousel.

He discovered photography after having completed his studies (Polytechnique School, Instructor Qualification in Maths) and a successful career as an engineer.

For some years now, Eric PILLOT has been working on a study of the relationship between man and nature, which leaves behind a large room for imagination. His several series had been dedicated to animal figure, which he captures their image in a poetic way among the installations of numerous zoos across Europe as well as the US, starting with photos in black and white, later in color with the still on-going series “In situ”. He is also interested in landscapes with his entitled “Horizons”.

“Parois” consists a return to colour and becomes his fourth monograph.

His photographs have been the subject of numerous publications and articles both in France and abroad. They have been presented, since 2008, through about sixty solo and collective exhibitions in Europe, Asia, the US and Australia.

Eric PILLOT’s artworks have also been presented in 2017 during the Gacilly Photo Festival in Brittany, at the Circulation(s) Festival in Moscow, the Photo Phnom Penh Festival, at the Orangerie of Sens Museum, and also on the symbolic wall of France Embassy.

In 2016, the Hermès Foundation acquired 7 of his works for its contemporary photography collection and exhibited them in its “La Piscine” space of rue de Sèvres in Paris.

Submitted by Galerie Dumonteil