Franck Tomps
Mayotte is rich of a thousand cultural and geographical specificities, which have fascinated photographer Frank Tomps ever since he discovered this magnificent territory. In 2011, Mayotte became France’s 101st department, leading to a rapid and fragmented societal restructuring and ultimately, an explosive social and political climate fueled by the demogr(...)
Mayotte is rich of a thousand cultural and geographical specificities, which have fascinated photographer Frank Tomps ever since he discovered this magnificent territory. In 2011, Mayotte became France’s 101st department, leading to a rapid and fragmented societal restructuring and ultimately, an explosive social and political climate fueled by the demographic crisis and the desire for a metropolitan lifestyle. Franck Tomps aims to understand this historical transition as much as to explain it through his photographic work, the first of its kind on the territory.
Répliques. Mayotte en république, 20 x 25 cm, 160 pages, circa 100 reproductions in quadrichromy, hardcover with hot stamping. Graphic design: Arthur Calame.
