Drawings <

Landscapes

Some of the photos taken during the river's journey are reproduced in charcoal drawings of about 89 x 66 cm.
These drawings are presented in diptych: one shows the river, the other the surrounding area. They represent emblematic, recurring subjects in relation to the state of the biotope as well as the presence of pollutants and/or alterations of the landscape. Around 6 diptychs will be created in chronological order from source to estuary.

Charcoal is used for its visual and organic properties; the impression of relief produced by the different layers gives a haptic character to the drawings, its natural origin makes it a mediator of the state of the place evoking droughts and fires which are beginning to rage in this territory.

The long time taken to create them suggests a contemplative approach to the landscape.

Counterpoints to digital images used in both art and science, these drawings and their haptic presence also raise the question of the how, of the medium and the attitude upstream of any production.
In technique and intention, they are similar to my practice of sculpture.

First three diptychs completed or in progress: The source and surrounding area, the Aulne at Plourac'h and the Goasq quarry, Lake Saint-Michel (sea of clouds and dam on the Ellez river)

Drawings in detail (zoomable)

Film <

On the river

This film follows the principle of immersive films made on the Trieux and the Gouët rivers: immersion in the river traveled on foot or by canoe, with images obtained from the surface of the water or submerged, plus images taken from the banks and nearby.
It is presented in the form of a diptych : on the left, the views from the river and on the right, the views from the bank and its surroundings, most of the time. This composition makes it possible to account for the multiple interactions between the river and its territory. Images sometimes poetic, sometimes crude, which show what is.

Certain shots are linked to the sites drawn and/or apprehended by scientists in their studies.
The film as a whole will evolve based on the images taken during 2023 and 2024 and the rest of the project. The extract presented here is therefore not a definitive version either in its form or in its content.

Example of shot association:

 

Extract (intermediate assembly end of 2023)

Model <

Ongoing research on a sculpture in the form of an alcove, which could contain river residues synthesized at the LEMAR.