Portraits of land, countries, etc.
As a young boy, I always wanted to know where the roads around my home were going. What was the best way to go from one point to another? What road was supposed to be closed but you could eventually use it in some specific spots? And so on… Then it made me feel “home” – wherever that was – was the place where you would know where all roads are going, and where they would end… The discovery of these roads was first by foot, then by bicycle. In the end, I finally got to use a car, as…
Discount Fuel project. Two thousands miles of ride in the south, one camera and the idea to gather visual prints of what can actually be seen in the USA. Four days to wipe out thirty years of exposure to American culture, four days to rework, reshape my vision of USA.
This exhibition is the second I present about Bolivia. The fisrt one was about Potosi’s mine… not so positive or encouraging… I decided to show another face of this country. This one is related to the incredibly changing atmosphere that you can get when you travel around the country. From the altiplano at four thousand metre high to the dangerous roads going from La Paz to jungle cities such as Coroicco, from the seaside-like titicaca’s lake to the incredible salar de Uyuni… Well, the “imaging” here is amazing. Then, I should prepare a third exhibit about people ! So much…