Born in Provence in 1950, Bernard Faucon pursued his education in philosophy and theology. After completing his master’s degree, he became one of the first artists to explore the universe of staged photography. His photographic work, which he began in 1976 and deliberately stopped in 1995, consists of seven large series of “true fictions”.

- Educated at the Lycée d'Apt in Provence, 1962-1969.
- Studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, 1969-1973 (Master's degree in Philosophy, 1973).
- Paintings from 1966 to 1976.
- Staged photographs 1977-1995.
- More than 350 individual exhibitions since 1977, chiefly in Western Europe, The United States and Japan (notably at Léo Castelli, New York, Agathe Gaillard, Yvon Lambert and VU la Galerie, Paris).
- Main recipient of Grand Prix National, France, 1989.
- In 1997, decided to suspend his photographic works.
- From 1997 to 2003, organized “The happiest day of my youth” in 25 different countries.
- In 1999, La peur du voyage, his first text-only publication, came out.
- In 2004-2005, first complete retrospective at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris.
- Latest publication : “Été 2550”, a book of poetic writings illustrated by travel images (Actes Sud, 2009).


Main books

in French
Les Grandes Vacances, Herscher, Paris 1980
Papiers qui Volent, Hazan, Paris 1986
Les Chambres d'Amour, William Blake, Bordeaux 1987
Tables d'Amis, William Blake, 1991
Les Écritures, William Blake, 1993
La Fin de l'Image, William Blake 1997
Chambres d'Amour, Chambres d'or, William Blake 1998
La Peur du Voyage, William Blake 1999
Le plus beau Jour de ma jeunesse, Éditions de l'Imprimeur, Paris 2000
La Plus Belle Route du monde, avec Antonin Potoski, POL, Paris 2000
Atelier Faucon à Pingyao, Édition de l’œil, Paris 2004
Bernard Faucon, Actes Sud, Arles 2006
Été 2550, Actes Sud, Arles 2009

in English
Summer Camp, Xavier Moreau, N.Y. 1980
Love Chambers 1987, William Blake 1998

in Japanese and French
Les Papiers qui Volent, Parco, Tokyo 1986
Les Idoles et les Sacrifices, Parco, Tokyo 1991
Dernier Portrait, Nanasaï, Kyoto 1991
Jours d'Image, Tréville, Tokyo 1995

In Korean
La Plus Belle Route du monde, Maumsanchak, Seoul 2001
Les chambres, Maumsanchak, Seoul 2004