Photography
Jean Attali / John Davies
John Davies, the renowned English landscape photographer, set up his camera in northern France, near Béthune. Landscapes of the mining basin, the slag heaps have altered the very structure of the territory, offering the photographer the opportunity to create variations on this geographical feature.
As is his custom, Davies captures in a wide shot what structures these landscapes, bear witness to a bygone industry. This perspective on the world of mining is not new for the photographer. Indeed, in the 1980s, John Davies photographed English mining landscapes, notably in Wales, a series that helped establish his considerable talent.
Thus, the book’s structure revisits the photographer’s career, juxtaposing nearly thirty years of work in Great Britain with his most recent work in France. It also contrasts two regions of two countries that mining has fundamentally transformed, and with which the reader will undoubtedly find many commonalities.
Shadow, 24.5 x 32.5 cm, 128 pages, 46 color reproductions, full-paper hardcover with gold foil stamping, Swiss binding.
Limited edition, 20 x 30 cm, printed on traditional paper in a darkroom by the artist, signed and numbered out of 25. Sold with a special edition book.
>Co-produced with Labanque.
Graphic design: Danish Pastry Design
1 LIVRE + 1 TIRAGE ORGINAL SIGNÉ ET NUMÉROTÉ DE 1 À 25
1 BOOK + 1 ORIGINAL PRINT SIGNED AND NUMEROTED 1 TO 25
Descriptif / specification of the print “Vimey Ridge, France 1989” [Photograph of the coal-mining region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais made from Canadian War Memorial in 1989]
• Dimension du papier / paper size : 20 x 30 cm
• Édition limitée et signée à 25 exemplaires / limited signed and numbered edition of 25 print.
• Tirage argentique sur papier traditionnel tiré en chambre noire par John Davies / Silver gelatin photographic print of exhibition quality (hand printed in darkroom on tradition fibre paper by John Davies).