TITLE: Fractals of Wine


Beyond the undeniable fascination they exert on us, the Fractals have many repercussions on the analysis that we can have of the world around us. If the beginnings of fractal geometry begin in the 3rd century BC, it is in the 1970s that Mandelbrot gives it the name of fractal. And this discovery will revolutionize the world of science, economics and philosophy.
Like geometry, the winemaking has evolved enormously during these millennia according to the know-how of the Wine growers.
By recreating in photographs some of the most famous fractals (Sierpinks, Apollonius, and Von Koch) with wine bottles, I wanted to show that these "invariant structures with a change of scale" are like human intelligence.

AUTHOR: Patrick Desgraupes (France)

Patrick Desgraupes is a French photographer. He has trained on the job in different Parisian studios and in labs, in which he acquired an understanding of light, one of the strong traits of his current works. He made photographs of portrait, fashion, decoration, architecture and still life. His work has been published since 2004 at Editions de la Martinière (his book on the National Parks of France gets the second place at the National Tourism Award in 2010 in Paris), in numerous magazines and brochures. He has become a recognized landscape specialist in the 4x5 inches large format camera, and his work has been published in the USA and in seven European countries. He has made numerous exhibitions in Iceland, Belgium, France for the National Parks of France and the Ministry of Ecology, in Slovenia, on the island of Reunion and in Guadeloupe. His photographs testify to his passion for light.
He currently lives and works in France.
In 2017, he won in London the following prices:
The “Fujifilm Award for Innovation”, First Edition,
The «Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year" Award/ places category,
The "Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year" Award/ overall winners, at famous Pink Lady Awards.
His photographs has won numerous awards in 2017 and 2018: 36 Honorable mentions, Nominations and Bronze medals at International Color Awards in Los Angeles, IPA-International Photography Awards in New York, PX3-Prix de la Photographie in Paris, ND AWARDS, Monochrome Photography Awards, Monovision Photography Awards and Fine Art Photography Awards in London.