Field Of Vision: Fabrice Fouillet

Striking, austere and minimal, the ecclesiastical architecture of modern churches and cathedrals built in the 20th Century is the subject of French photographer Fabrice Fouillet's latest series, entitled 'Corpus Christi'. Rewarding viewing at as large a size as possible (click on the thumbnails) Fouillet's images serenely capture the variations and permutations of these places of worship to striking effect. By applying the same rigorous camera set-up in each location, with the altar at the bottom of the frame and the vaulting or arching ceilings reaching toward the heavens taking up most of the frame, Fouillet shows different architects' attempts to represent - or maybe reach - the divine through architecture. Many of these churches caused an outcry when they were first built, such was their deviation from traditional notions of religious architecture, upsetting the more conservative members of the clergy; its fascinating to see these buildings, scattered around the globe, recorded like this. Other photographers have realised similar projects on more ornate or traditional church interiors, notably Ichiro Ono with his amazing 'Mexico Baroque' series, and more recently Cyril Porchet's 'Seduction' series. Fouillet's project is a great counterpoint to these, capturing a fascinating hymn to religious minimalism.