Firelands (2021-2026)

Archival pigment print on Hahnemüle paper
Sizes: 100 x 150 cm or  160 x 240 cm

The fires that have devastated the landscapes of the South of France have prompted me to undertake new research into the resilience of nature. Camera and microphone in hand, I explore the manifestations of life that reappear in the midst of devastation. By incorporating fragments of material collected in situ (ashes, branches, plants) into the photographic prints, I try to reconstruct what the fire has taken away. "Firelands" reprsents a long-term project that took four years to complete. Three months, six months and a year after the fires, I returned to the sites to photograph the regeneration of the landscapes and the resurgence of life: the leaves of the trees have grown back, the green of the foliage covers the white of the ashes and the black of the charred trunks.