
Bruno Sassarone, Paris
- Sassarone’s photographs go beyond the purely descriptive role of photography and offer a personal and abstract vision of Paris
- Recognized as a talented photographer, he won the Front Cover Prize of the Photo magazine in 2006 and has exhibited at the Maison européenne de la Photographie (as one of the winners of the SFR Jeunes Talents competition) and at Studio Harcourt Paris
- The book is prefaced by actress Aurore Clément, who describes her feelings towards the series in a subjective way, and her interest in his work
Paris – a photographic book with the city as its theme – takes an abstract approach to depicting the city, while retaining a direct relationship with reality. It is part of the tradition of modernist photography, but it distinguishes itself by the perfect appearance of digitally retouched images.
Shadows play a key role in simplifying reality, dissociating locations from their classical visual representation. The economy of form thus created enables the depiction of Paris to be radically transformed, going beyond the customary descriptive task of photography.
At first glance, the viewer perceives the overall contrast of the image, with only the light lines standing out against the shadows. As the eye gradually adapts, the details in the shadows become apparent, introducing a second way of reading the photograph and enriching the way it is perceived. Paris is thus viewed anew, moving from shadow to abstraction.
Text in English and French.
- Publisher
- Five Continents Editions
- ISBN
- 9788874394074
- Publish date
- 18th Nov 2025
- Binding
- Hardback
- Territory
- USA & Canada
- Size
- 8.66 in x 14.17 in
- Pages
- 132 Pages
- Illustrations
- 45 color
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