FIAC - Paris's International Contemporary Art Fair

The International Contemporary Art Fair (or FIAC) is an art event that takes place every year in Paris in October.

The 2014 edition was spread between the Grand Palais, Cité de la Mode et du Design, Jardin des Tuileries and Jardin des Plantes. Anyway, I'll leave it there and jump straight to the pics...

Defacto Spectacle 2014: Here... Elsewhere

This is a free annual fireworks show held in La Défense - this years will be the fourth edition. It is a little off the radar because technically it's outside Paris, and therefore doesn't get the same level of promotion that Paris events get.

This is great of course, because it means the crowds are smaller and more family friendly. None of the French car burning tradition to be found here!

The show is a mixture of lighting effects projected onto the Grande Arche and other nearby buildings, combined with pyrotechnics and sound. Based on my experience last year, the show is well choreographed, and the smaller 'stage' and audience means the syncing between sound and visuals are much more effective than your average pyrotechnics show.

The theme for this years show is a trip around the world.