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Photography is an antidote to amnesia, to silence, to the erasure of our consciences.
Through it, I hope to recall the presence of forests, to celebrate the majesty of this plant world
and highlight its vulnerability which is ultimately a reflection of ours.
Photography is not image.
I practice and defend photography in which gesture and material play an important part.
La Rénion
The Bélouve forest is a forest in the Hauts de l'Est region of Reunion Island. It occupies a perched plateau located on the edge of the natural cirque occupied by the town of Salazie. It is revealed once you have crossed the Bébour forest, when you reach the pass of the same name. It is partly a primary forest and is home to exceptionally rich flora. The diffuse presence of the high tamarind, an endemic acacia, makes it unique. Part of the forest has evolved towards the status of cultivated forest supervised by a method of reasoned management. Located in the heart of the Réunion National Park, the Bébour and Bélouve forests contain unique biodiversity. They are listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
Analog photography – Large format 4x5 camera,
Inkjet print - Fine Art Agave 290g paper
Format 40x50cm, 70x90cm, 110x133cm - Edition of 12 copies
Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes, formerly Vilcena, is a vestige of the ancient forest belt which surrounded Lutetia. Located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, it is the largest green space in Paris, with an area of 995 hectares including 450 hectares of forest. To protect its biodiversity, a charter was signed in 2003 for sustainable wood development. The diversity of ecological environments plays an essential role in its biodiversity, the forest remaining the first of these. There are mainly oaks, maples and pines, but also plenty of hornbeam, birch, chestnut, beech and lime trees. The presence of old cavity trees constitute refuge areas for certain species more sensitive to human presence.
Analog photography – Large format 4x5 camera,
Inkjet print - Fine Art Agave 290g paper
Format 40x50cm, 70x90cm, 110x133cm - Edition of 12 copies
La Gomera
The island of La Gomera is home to one of the last rainforests in the Canary Islands. Although the island is arid in nature, the Garajonay National Park, listed as a UNESCO heritage site, is on the other hand covered in lush vegetation draped in mist and enjoying a stable temperature all year round. . These fogs are essential for the forest because they produce the condensed water vapor necessary and vital for the survival of this lush green environment. The creation of vast integral reserves prohibited to visitors as well as extractive activities is almost unique in the laurel forests of the Canary Islands. The forest has a great diversity of plant species, often drowned in a sea of fog which gives this forest a magical appearance.
Analog photography – Large format 4x5 camera,
Inkjet print - Fine Art Agave 290g paper
Format 40x50cm, 70x90cm, 110x133cm - Edition of 12 copies
Fontainebleau
The Fontainebleau Forest, formerly called the Bière forest (derived from heather), is a large wooded area of 25,000 ha. 35 million years ago, the sea took the place of the forest. It deposited sediments around fifty meters thick. The forest floor contains up to 98% sand. This white sand is one of the purest in the world and is used for glassmaking (Murano in Venice), for optical fibers... This sand formed the rocky bars which characterize the forest landscape. The most represented trees are: oaks (45%), Scots pine (40%), beech (10%). The "king's bouquets" characteristic of the forest are oaks whose branches separate from the base. Initially a rare species, the Scots pine has developed since 1830.
Analog photography – Medium format 6x8cm
Inkjet print - Fine Art Agave 290g paper for color photographs
Traditional enlarger print – Fine Art Barythé 255g for B&W photographs
Format 30x40cm, 40x50cm, 60x80cm - Edition of 12 copies
Asque
The Little Amazon of the Pyrenees or Gourgue d'Asque in Occitan is a natural area made up of gorges located along the upper course of the Arros, upstream of the French commune of Asque (Hautes-Pyrénées) in the region of Baronnies des Pyrenees. At this location, the Arros, very close to its source, follows a valley enclosed between two large rock barriers and crosses the Gourgue d'Asque, a gorge resulting from erosion and the work of water for millennia on the limestone rock. This place with a humidity level close to saturation has allowed the development of a large lush forest of centuries-old boxwoods looking like a jungle, with its trees and rocks covered with moss, lichens and ferns including giant centipedes giving it a tropical appearance.
Analog photography – Medium format 6x8cm
Inkjet print - Fine Art Agave 290g paper for color photographs
Traditional enlarger print – Fine Art Barythé 255g for B&W photographs
Format 30x40cm, 40x50cm, 60x80cm - Edition of 12 copies
