Infini du Quotidien
(Infinite Daily)
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Art Capital, Grand Palais - Paris, 13/14/15.02.2026 - Salon des Indépendants
It had been before my eyes for years: after hand-washing, my breakfast glass and bowl, left wet on the countertop, left a pattern. Noticing it on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at 8:07 a.m., I took a picture. The next day at 8:10 a.m., a new photo began the series Infini du Quotidien. Here is its origin.
Picture from April 2018 the 16th at 07:49
My approach offers two levels of interpretation for each of its terms: prosaic and conceptual.
Why infinite?
Because this pattern resembles the mathematical symbol representing it: ∞.
Because this symbol appears in an infinite number of ways before my eyes, each day somewhat the same, each day different.
Because in terms of the passage of time, infinity is eternity, a succession of mornings day after day, and also the infinite repetition of the same gestures that produce this pattern.
Why daily?
Because I photograph this symbol practically every day.
Because the daily is the routine of those acts we don't usually pay attention to: simple things like having breakfast, washing a glass and a bowl, putting them by the sink, then picking them up to dry and put them away. And suddenly being struck by this symbol that has appeared and confronts us with the passage of time: yesterday, tomorrow, the daily, infinite…
L’Infini du Quotidien.
Like any long-term project based on repetition, Infini du Quotidien has been refined over time, and a protocol has imposed oneself: first, the photograph can only be taken on my home countertop, in accordance with the revelation. Then, step by step, other criteria were added concerning the time, the photo, and the symbol:
Time: 10:00 AM at the latest
Photo: no objects in the frame, no digital artifacts
Symbol: exclusively the breakfast glass and bowl
Photos taken before these steps and not respecting the protocol are therefore discarded; new photos are taken only under the conditions of the protocol and subsequently checked for inclusion or removal. This results in approximately 2,200 Infini du Quotidien out of more than 3,200 photos, an example of which is shown here:
Therefore, due to the vagaries of life, some dates are missing while others appear over several years. Consequently, you won't always find your lucky date, or you might find it multiple times. For example, with the month of February:
Another rule: no processing (light, color, etc.). The only modification concerns photos taken under artificial light, which are rotated 180°, having been taken with their backs to the window so they are facing the light fixture. The different colors are solely due to the camera's digital processing (which changed for photos taken in artificial light in early 2018 following a firmware update: the tint becomes bronze or gold).
One last point to note: depending on the time of day and season, and therefore the position of the sun, window frames may cast shadows on photos taken in natural light.
Furthermore, if the bottom left corner of the photo is too bright, the date will be in black instead of white.
Each print is unique: direct printing on 0.12 inch dibond in a 7.09x9.45 inches format, sold for 90 euros (excluding shipping).
Below is the file of dates available as of September 2025 the 28th (prints already produced are shown in red, those exhibited at Art Capital 2026 are framed).
liste IdQ OK 28092025.pdfTo check availability or order a print, please email me at idq (@galm.fr) specifying your request (exact date, anniversary date, other criteria, etc.).
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