Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photographe
Jean-Pierre Gilson est né en 1948 à Compiègne. Il se consacre à une photographie d’auteur centrée sur le paysage qui le conduit à mettre en œuvre des projets au long cours et a publié de nombreux livres dont : Scotland (Creaphis, 1991), Ireland (Marval, 1998), Territoires de France (Marval, 2002)…
Somme 1916
Jean-Pierre Gilson / William Boyd
Jean-Pierre Gilson spent over two years exploring the landscapes of the Somme to rediscover the sites of the terrible battle of 1916. Through black and white photography, Gilson restores a powerful sense of remembrance to these places of commemoration, cemeteries or simple fields. Accompanied by a text by William Boyd and enriched with quotations from great authors of international literature who lived through this conflict, the book takes on a truly commemorative dimension. "The English Verdun" finds in Somme 1916 a fitting tribute.
Somme 1916
29 x 28 cm, 96 pages, 54 duotone reproductions, full-paper hardcover
Graphic design: Danish Pastry Design
ISBN: 978-2919507-54-2