Portraits of land, countries, etc.
This exhibition relates Namibia as you usually does not see it. I’ve been there, spent about one month going around from north to south. Many many wild animals other there of course. But there is much more to see in this “nowhere” landscape. It looks like it is the end of the world…
You cannot always go in holidays on the other side of the globe, even if attractive as an idea it is also I believe quite misleading. Indeed, one fail to see the beam in one’s eye but can very well think that it is more beautiful in a country in “-stan”. The French countryside is very nice, full of farms, fields, animals (and crap of course). I had the possibility to take a couple of shots in a traditional farm, and also to go close to the animals, while experiencing the hospitality of these wonderful warm people. How come they…
Between 2000 and 2001, two visits in Saigon were the starting point of this work. Mainly taken by night these pictures illustrate my feeling of this huge and ever moving town. Traditions are still alive despite the modern face of the city. A paradoxical environment where the youngs do not see the olds and are attracted by the lights of the modern age. =========================================================== Ces images ont été réalisées entre 2000 et 2001 lors de deux voyages réalisés au printemps. A cette époque de l’année, c’est la fin de la saison sèche. Il fait une chaleur étouffante et les gens…