THE SONG OF THE EARTH
Soil-based photographic prints
Artiste engagée, Sandrine parle du monde dans un dialogue intime et poétique qui aborde avec humour et bienveillance, des sujets essentiels souvent graves. Elle manie les pinceaux, les pastels et autres fusains et modèle la terre. Sans rien renier des médiums traditionnels, elle crée un univers d'installations et d’œuvres numériques, maniant les pixels comme sa palette de peintre.
Some of my work.
You are welcome to the workshop in Saumur to see the original pieces.
EVRYTHING IS FINE ?
Digital work & installation
LOCKDOWN
Digital work
CORONA
Digital work
IN OUR BUBBLES
Digital work
THE LITTLE PEOPLE
Digital work
FANTASY
Digital work
THE SONG OF THE EARTH
Soil-based photographic prints
Parallèlement à une riche carrière dans le reportage, Jean-Baptiste mène des recherches artistiques en photographie alternative.
Son travail marie la puissance de la prise de vue de reportage et la sensibilité des procédés artisanaux.
Les travaux de laboratoire sont réalisés en limitant au maximum l'impact sur l'environnement
Some samples of my work.
There's nothing better than an exhibition of the originals, you're welcome to visit the wokshop.
THE SONG OF THE EARTH
Soil-based photographic prints
The relationship with the environment is expressed, among other things, in the representation of nature. To explore the dual perception of the subject and its photography, I undertook to create photographic prints using soil collected directly from the shooting locations. After many months of experimentation, I developed a procedure to grind the collected soil into a powder to obtain a pigment that I incorporate into a photographic process. I call these soil-based photographic prints : earth prints (terrotypes in French).
Everything begins with the shooting. The geology of the landscape must be considered just as much as the light. The experience begins on the field and continues in the laboratory. Each earth print vibrates with a hue and a softness unique to its soil. The results depend on what the location is willing to offer. The image is like an echo of our natural connection to the earth.
INTIMATE PORTRAITS
Created by alternative processes
Portraits are created in two stages: shooting in the studio, and printing using a process chosen to express the model's character. If required, a high-definition reproduction of the print ensures reproducibility.
THREE COLORS
Tricolor gum prints
Tricolor gum printing was one of the first colour photographic processes. Its material is similar to watercolour; the prints are made with a succession of transparent pigmented layers of the three primary colours. The process allows to explore the vibrations of colors with an infinite range of interpretations.
QUESTS
Platinum-palladium and gum prints
THE LOIRE RIVER
Platinum-palladium prints
MOGOK, THE VALLEY OF RUBIES
Reportage
Book Glénat publisher 2018 : "Mogok, la vallée des pierres précieuses". Bibliography.
Two years of reporting alongside eminent gemologists. Exceptional permits of access to the valley give to this work a special documentary value. As usual, my aim was not just to illustrate, but also to express emotions and impressions.
THE PEOPLE OF WOOL
Reportage
Book Glénat publisher 2015 : "À la recherche des laines précieuses". Bibliography.
Directed by Dominic Dormeuil, an expert in precious wools, I travelled the world for two years to meet producers of traditional wools. The photographs are a tribute to the people of wool, whether they be hunters, nomadic pastoralists or farmers.
MOTHER INDIA
Reportage
Book Glénat publisher 2010 : "Mother India". Bibliography.
Like many other travellers, I fell in love with India on my first trips in the early 1980s. Since then I've travelled there regularly on assignments for photo stories, but also to study the culture and the Hindi language. After more than forty visits, I have published several articles to the challenges facing modern India.
LADAKH, HIMALAYA
Reportage
Book Cheminement publisher 2000 Bibliography.
It was my initiatory land where I made my first long-term reports. In the 1980s and 1990s, I focused on the mystical traditions of the invisible world, where shamans and astrologers reign. Some of the images now have documentary value. More recently, my reports have been dedicated to environmental issues.
