Photography
Stéphane Asseline / Philippe Ayrault / Laurent Kruszyk / Christian Décamps
The studio, in the simplicity of its material reality, falls into the category of “other spaces” conceived by Michel Foucault, and exists only as an imagined place, a gateway to the mental universe of a creator. A place of creation and production, the studio lies between the private sphere and the public domain, and constitutes a space of legitimization because it is the place where the creative process is represented and mediated.
The photographs of artisans’ and artists’ studios presented in this book, without distinction between the spaces of manual trades and intellectual professions initiated in the 16th century, can also be seen as self-portraits of their occupants, whether they are visible or let the places speak for themselves.
À L’ŒUVRE, Artists’ studios and homes
16 x 20 cm, 72 pages, 50 color and black-and-white reproductions, hardcover
Graphic design: Danish Pastry Design
Co-published with the Île-de-France Region
