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Temporary light installations symbolise memories past and present by François Ollivier

Throughout our lives, we'll visit many places. Some will stick in our minds to become memories, and others will fade, never to be thought of again.

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All images courtesy of the artist. Via Creative Boom submission.

All images courtesy of the artist. Via Creative Boom submission.

Photographer François Ollivier from Montreal focuses on the former for his series Memory Lapses. He explains: "Memory Lapses are temporary installations I photograph to revisit places linked to strong memories, past or recent.

"By overexposing reflective material in the process, data becomes absent from the digital file, creating an empty zone in the image that alters reality and distorts our perception, just like time and distance do."

Created over the last six months across three countries, the photographs are a beautiful reflection of our interactions with nature. Discover more at francoisollivier.com.

Three white-painted palm tree trunks with illuminated bases reflect in a swimming pool, with evergreen hedging behind under clear blue sky
Overhead view of a rectangular swimming pool with blue water and two white neon light installations reflected on its surface, bordered by wooden decking and hedges
Glowing white lines appear on a dark beach at dusk, positioned against towering cliffs in François Ollivier's Memory Lapses installation
White reflective geometric installation constructed from fallen logs in a dense forest, part of François Ollivier's Memory Lapses project
White reflective poles installed on a wooden dock extending into a still lake surrounded by autumn forest and cloudy sky
A glowing white line stands on a twilight beach beneath silhouetted cliffs, part of François Ollivier's Memory Lapses installation series
Illuminated neon tubes radiating from an agave plant in a barren landscape at dusk, with the bright light creating an overexposed void in the photograph
Glowing white lines form a minimalist face on a twilight beach, with two vertical lines for eyes and a horizontal line for a mouth, set against the sea and dusky sky
White reflective lines on a dark rocky surface contrast with a dusty road and arid mountain landscape under clear blue sky
Layered rust-coloured rock formations with white light lines creating temporary installation patterns across the canyon wall
A weathered beach hut sits behind a line of rocks at dusk, bisected by a white vertical light installation that creates a blank overexposed zone in the photograph
White reflective poles installed on a rocky hillside surrounded by vegetation and towering rock formations, part of François Ollivier's Memory Lapses series
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