Lara Tabet merges microbiology and photography in 'Le corps vitré' at Rencontres d'Arles. Collecting water from Marseille sites, she lets bacterial colonies feed on gelatin-coated film, dissolving color emulsions. The resulting 'bacteriographies' resemble stained glass or geological formations—each a unique biological trace of the city's microbial life.

Presented on glass panels, the works evoke microscope slides, early photographic plates, and stained glass. Tabet embraces unpredictability: the bacteria finalize the image beyond human control. The exhibition becomes a biological cartography, where scientific analysis sits alongside visual wonder—a true fusion of art and science.