Joanie Lemercier is a French Artist who works primarily with projections. His body of work involves many projects that project light onto objects of images with animation that gives the otherwise unremarkable subject vibrant effects or elements. What he projects the light onto can vary from architecture to two dimensional drawings. To create the distinct figures over the edges and surfaces of the objects, the projection is refined to laser point accuracy. Much of his work takes inspiration from nature. To gather input, he travels frequently to search out natural vistas. He has also embarked on projects to capture and generate the natural landscapes he observes through digital art, and has experimented extensively with computer generated topography.

 

In 2013 Lemercier created the piece Fuji as part of a concentration on volcanoes. The piece features rippling light effects that guide the audience as if they were walking through a bamboo forest to the majestic mountain. To create this piece, Lemercier first generated the projection. Afterwards, he traced the static outline into a corner as an ink drawing. The context of this piece alludes to the myth of Kaguya-hime and calls upon the beauty of Mount Fuji.