[01] ABOUT THE ARTIST
Julien
Coquentin
BORN IN 1976, THIS ARTIST DEVOTES HIS TIME TO PRODUCTIONS THAT EXIST BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY AND INTIMATE WRITING IN PHOTOGRAPHY. HIS WORK EXPLORES HUMAN CONNECTIONS WITH PLACE, TIME, AND MEMORY. HIS MAIN SERIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY ÉDITIONS LAMAINDONNE.
THESE INCLUDE "EARLY SUNDAY MORNING" (2012), A TWO-YEAR PROJECT DOCUMENTING THE STREETS OF MONTREAL; "BLACK SEASONS" (2016), WHICH EXPLORES RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ARTIST'S NATIVE LAND; "TROPIQUES" (2019), A MIX OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND SHORT STORIES; AND "EAR CUT," AN ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE WOLF'S PRESENCE IN THE MASSIF CENTRAL. THROUGH HIS SERIES, HE DELVES INTO THE COMPLEXITY OF LANDSCAPES AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPE THEM.
[02] PROJECT INFORMATION
THE ARTIST'S PROJECTS EMBODY A JOURNEY THAT STRIVES TO CAPTURE THE INTIMACY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS INTERACTIONS WITH HUMANS. EACH WORK AIMS TO PROVIDE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HIS CONNECTIONS TO NATURE AND CULTURE.
THE GOAL IS TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE IN A REFLECTION ON THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF LIFE, USING PHOTOGRAPHY AS A VEHICLE TO EXPLORE THE LAYERED STORIES WITHIN LANDSCAPES AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS.
