France
Because of the presence of such a large quantity of water artificially retained in one place, the Three Gorges Dam is the first human construction to slow the Earth’s rotational speed, reducing it by 0.06 microseconds per year. This dam is the third biggest tourist attraction in China and a source of national pride, although the reservoir thus created has engulfed a once fertile land where almost 40% of Chinese agricultural produce was grown. 1,400,000 people were resettled. This dam is also one of the most significant propaganda tools in the history of contemporary China, illustrating humankind’s omnipotence over the environment. Nonetheless, it conflicts with the principles of traditional China, inspired by Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Stripping former propaganda images of their context reveals a major shift from the politics of Mao’s Cultural Revolution to the economics of Xi Jinping’s Digital Revolution.
In collaboration with Fisheye Magazine. Exhibition produced with the support and expertise of Laboratoires Agelia. In partnership with fotofever.
Chine 0.06.
France - Born in 1974Because of the presence of such a large quantity of water artificially retained in one place, the Three Gorges Dam is the first human construction to slow the Earth’s rotational speed, reducing it by 0.06 microseconds per year. This dam is the third biggest tourist attraction in China and a source of national pride, although the reservoir thus created has engulfed a once fertile land where almost 40% of Chinese agricultural produce was grown. 1,400,000 people were resettled. This dam is also one of the most significant propaganda tools in the history of contemporary China, illustrating humankind’s omnipotence over the environment. Nonetheless, it conflicts with the principles of traditional China, inspired by Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Stripping former propaganda images of their context reveals a major shift from the politics of Mao’s Cultural Revolution to the economics of Xi Jinping’s Digital Revolution.
In collaboration with Fisheye Magazine. Exhibition produced with the support and expertise of Laboratoires Agelia. In partnership with fotofever.
France
Coline Jourdan is a visual artist and photographer. Fully committed to environmental protection, she questions the codes of representation in photography, taking a particular interest in toxicity, its presence in our environment and its often imperceptible impacts. Les noirceurs du fleuve rouge is a project that starts in the Rio Tinto basin in Spain. The river, polluted by the region’s mining activity, is becoming acidic and is gradually turning red. To bear witness to this ecological disaster, the photographer has augmented the photographic development process by using water from the river itself. The resulting chemical interaction alters the initial image of the landscape, producing blackened images in which fragments of nature attempt to survive.
In collaboration with Fisheye Magazine. Exhibition produced with the support and expertise of Laboratoires Agelia. In partnership with fotofever.
Les noirceurs du fleuve rouge
France - Born in 1993Coline Jourdan is a visual artist and photographer. Fully committed to environmental protection, she questions the codes of representation in photography, taking a particular interest in toxicity, its presence in our environment and its often imperceptible impacts. Les noirceurs du fleuve rouge is a project that starts in the Rio Tinto basin in Spain. The river, polluted by the region’s mining activity, is becoming acidic and is gradually turning red. To bear witness to this ecological disaster, the photographer has augmented the photographic development process by using water from the river itself. The resulting chemical interaction alters the initial image of the landscape, producing blackened images in which fragments of nature attempt to survive.
In collaboration with Fisheye Magazine. Exhibition produced with the support and expertise of Laboratoires Agelia. In partnership with fotofever.
France
Sébastien Leban is a freelance photojournalist who is focused on the consequences of climate change. Located in a swampy zone a hundred miles from Washington DC, Tangier Island is a metaphor for the world’s current environmental denial. Despite the island gradually sinking into the ocean, the climate-sceptic inhabitants refuse to acknowledge this reality. Here, erosion is gathering pace, swallowing up to 4 metres of coastline every year. At this rate, the island could be gone within 30 years. With no future prospects, young people are fleeing the island and its difficult living conditions. The islanders are largely Republicans and ardent Christians who support current government policy, refusing to admit the urgency of an ecological shift. Ultimately, they risk becoming climate refugees.
In collaboration with Fisheye Magazine. Exhibition produced with the support and expertise of Laboratoires Agelia. In partnership with fotofever.
Tangier, the forgotten Island
France - Born in 1987Sébastien Leban is a freelance photojournalist who is focused on the consequences of climate change. Located in a swampy zone a hundred miles from Washington DC, Tangier Island is a metaphor for the world’s current environmental denial. Despite the island gradually sinking into the ocean, the climate-sceptic inhabitants refuse to acknowledge this reality. Here, erosion is gathering pace, swallowing up to 4 metres of coastline every year. At this rate, the island could be gone within 30 years. With no future prospects, young people are fleeing the island and its difficult living conditions. The islanders are largely Republicans and ardent Christians who support current government policy, refusing to admit the urgency of an ecological shift. Ultimately, they risk becoming climate refugees.
In collaboration with Fisheye Magazine. Exhibition produced with the support and expertise of Laboratoires Agelia. In partnership with fotofever.
