Grace and Fire

grace and fire

gérard uféras

To Myka, Anton, Pavel, Thelma and Abigael

This edition © Kulturalis Ltd, 2025 Photographs © Gérard Uféras, 2025

Foreword © Gérard Uféras, 2025

Preface © Marie d’Harcourt, 2025

Afterword © Giulia Frache, 2025

First published in 2025 by Kulturalis Ltd 14 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP

United Kingdom www.kulturalis.com

ISBN 978-183636-010-0 (EN) www.gerarduferas.com

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Design: Matt Wilson (mexington.co.uk)

Translation: Charlie Gobbett in association with First Edition Translations Ltd, Cambridge, UK Printed and bound by Lito Terrazzi Reproduction by Opero, Verona 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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GÉRARD UFÉRAS: GRACE AND FIRE

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