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J E A N - L O U I S VA N D U R M E C A R O L I N E H U WA RT ALEXANDER FREDÉS

J e a n - L o u i s Va n D u r m e i s a u n i q u e vo i c e i n c o n t e m p o r a r y p h o t o g r a p hy. E a c h i m a g e expresses his vision with a tone, a style, an a t m o s p h e r e t h a t a r e i n s t a n t l y r e c o g n i s a bl e .

The brooding melancholy of the Belgian landscape , natural or urban, is at the core of his inspiration.

E n h a n c e d by t h e d o m i n a n t g r e y s , t h e s c e n e s a r e star k, dar k, har moniously or ganised and tr anscended to stir our souls.

T h e c o m p o s i t i o n i s r i g o r o u s t o fi t a m i n i m a l c o n c e p t . �There all is order and beauty� said Baudelaire. The wo r k s o f a r t p r e s e n t e d h e r e c e r t a i n l y e x p r e s s t h e p o e t ’s i m p r e s s i o n . T h e r e i s c a l m , a s t i l l n e s s , i n t h o s e s e i ze d m o m e n t s t h a t b r i n g a c e r t a i n s e r e n i t y. B u t i t i s c o m b i n e d w i t h u n d e r l y i n g a n g s t a n d t u mu l t , l i ke storm brewing inside, a rebellion of the soul against t h e m i n d . A t e s t i m o ny o f t h e h u m a n c o n d i t i o n , trapped in a rigid set of r ules or becoming victim of s o c i e t y. T h e r e s u l t i s a s u p e r b b o d y o f wo r k , c r e a t i ve , original, as unique as the ar tist who brought those i n s t a n t s o f l i fe .

A n i nv i t a t i o n t o a voy a g e l i t e r a l l y a n d fi g u r a t i ve l y. [ I s a b e l l e d e To u c h e t ]

J E A N - L O U I S VA N D U R M E

I’m Belgian I d i s c ove r e d p h o t o g r a p hy a fe w ye a r s a g o a n d w i t h i t a n e w w ay o f e x p r e s s i o n .

S i n c e t h a t m o m e n t my c a m e r a b e c a m e p a r t o f m e . T h e r e i s a l w ay s a l i t t l e s o m e t h i n g t h a t c a t c h e s my e ye a n d p r o c u r e s m e a n e m o t i o n — I p r o b a bl y l ove B & W p h o t o g r a p hy for that reason.

C A RO L I N E H U WA RT

I ’ m a n A r t D i r e c t o r / D e s i g n e r. .

I l i ke a n d wo r k w i t h m a ny e x p r e s s i o n s o f A r t , p h o t o g r a p hy a m o n g t h e m .

I h ave b e e n p h o t o g r a p h i n g s i n c e t h e e a r l y 7 0 ’s . I l i ke t h e bl a c k a n d w h i t e p h o t o g r a p hy t h u s f o r m e i s a w ay o f e x p r e s s i n g s i m p l i c i t y, t o t a ke aw ay e ve r y s u p e r f l u o u s d e t a i l s a n d t o g e t i n t o t h e c o r e o f t h i n g s . P h o t o g r a p hy i s a l s o f o r m e a c h a n n e l f o r c o m mu n i c a t i n g h ow I s e e a n d i n t e r p r e t my e nv i r o n m e n t , a t r a n s l a t i o n o f t h o u g h t s a n d m o s t l y, f r e e z i n g m o m e n t s , p e r c e p t i o n s o r fe e l i n g s .

ALEXANDER FREDÉS

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