Sand Castles | 2002-2017
Analog black and white photographs 2002 and digital 2017.
Digital pigment prints
The
steaming piles of manure in the countryside of the Île de France, Brittany and
Burgundy were, for the most part, photographed in winter, incongruous reliefs
in the country landscape, ephemeral monuments. They provide a link between
animal and plant life.
These sand castles and dung heaps are an exception to the frontal nature of Philippe Gronon’s work. The images in this series are more akin to sculpture.
These two series are like regenerative departures towards the traditions of photography, like a breathing space away from the drastic and strict protocol that applies to his other work. They become a moment of release from in the extreme rigour of the principles underlying the rest of his work. A kind of counterpoint, as if to check that we still have the traditional craft well in hand.
These sand castles and dung heaps are an exception to the frontal nature of Philippe Gronon’s work. The images in this series are more akin to sculpture.
These two series are like regenerative departures towards the traditions of photography, like a breathing space away from the drastic and strict protocol that applies to his other work. They become a moment of release from in the extreme rigour of the principles underlying the rest of his work. A kind of counterpoint, as if to check that we still have the traditional craft well in hand.
Sand Castle n°1 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°2 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°3 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°4 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°5 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°6 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°7 – 2002
Framed dimension 80 x 120 cm
Sand Castle n°8. Puerto Vallarta, Casa Aguacate, Mexico 2017
Framed dimension 72 x 102 cm
Sand Castle n°9. Puerto Vallarta, Casa Aguacate, Mexico 2017
Framed dimension 72 x 102 cm
