In France and Taiwan alike, the ideals of modernity are crumbling under the strain of climate change. The vision of a world with boundless resources, perpetual growth, and human mastery over nature is no longer sustainable. Today, we find ourselves at the edge of this collapsing modern paradigm, searching for equilibrium. This is the narrative that photographers explore in this exhibition: a society clinging to obsolete utopias while confronting the raw power of living ecosystems. Their images depict a world in flux, unstable, fragmented, and marked by a profound loss of identity and coherence, serving as contemporary vanitas. Although these works differ significantly from the Dutch vanitas paintings of the 17th century, they share a common purpose: to remind us of the emptiness behind the illusion of stability in a world on the brink.