[Winter 2011]
Fragmented narratives, recording of traces, and role playing within the image are some of the ways in which the artists presented in this issue approach the notion of series. Systematic or scattered, the series provides a means to gather multiple images to evoke a personal universe, possible dramas, a disappearing world, or the figure of the photographer.
ALAIN PRATTE
Histoires
A series in which cityscapes, details of objects, traces, and figures intersect to form a narrative kernel open- ing to multiple stories, possible intrigues, and varied ambiences.
YAN GIGUÈRE
Attractions
A poetic constellation of urban and garden views, synchronized by the texture and format of the images, structured by condensations and connections, all modulated by forces of attraction.
CHUCK SAMUELS
Before Photography
A visual exploration of the fields of popular cinema, family portraits, and photography that fictionalizes the photographer’s reinvention of himself.
MICHEL CAMPEAU
La chambre noire
Photographs of darkrooms, with direct lighting that evokes pictures taken by an insurance claims adjuster, bearing witness to a vanishing reality and paying tribute to the inventiveness of its artisans.