Awards
Winning title "Best German Book Design 2015"
Honorary Appreciations "Best Book Design from all over the World" 2016
Selected title German Photo Book Award 2016
François Schaer Jours Blancs
Swiss photographer François Schaer (b. 1967) is interested in the presence of humans in mountain landscapes. The connecting thread of the series is snow. Since the beginning of the 20th century winter sports have defined the Alpine identity. Ski runs have tamed the landscape: fences, posts, avalanche barriers, lifts, mountain huts. It is no longer possible to ignore the evidence of human intrusion. Deliberately echoing 19th century Romantic art, Schaer's images of ski runs try to reveal the originality of a "new contemporary landscape". He focusses on its intrinsic esthetic, even its extreme beauty. His work is far from condemning the degradation of the mountains. Jours Blancs also looks behind the scenes at the now familiar cast of actors who ensure the maintenance of the transformation of the mountains: ratrak drivers, lift attendants, patrols, snow scientists, ski instructors, etc. Choosing to photograph only on days of whiteout allows us to move into another dimension, theatrical, a bit like at the end of a performance after the curtain has fallen.
Hardcover
30 x 32,5 cm
100 pages
48 color illustrations
English, French
Available
ISBN 978-3-86828-521-5
2014
Artists:
Design:
Kehrer Design
Product information "François Schaer"
Swiss photographer François Schaer (b. 1967) is interested in the presence of humans in mountain landscapes. The connecting thread of the series is snow. Since the beginning of the 20th century winter sports have defined the Alpine identity. Ski runs have tamed the landscape: fences, posts, avalanche barriers, lifts, mountain huts. It is no longer possible to ignore the evidence of human intrusion. Deliberately echoing 19th century Romantic art, Schaer's images of ski runs try to reveal the originality of a "new contemporary landscape". He focusses on its intrinsic esthetic, even its extreme beauty. His work is far from condemning the degradation of the mountains. Jours Blancs also looks behind the scenes at the now familiar cast of actors who ensure the maintenance of the transformation of the mountains: ratrak drivers, lift attendants, patrols, snow scientists, ski instructors, etc. Choosing to photograph only on days of whiteout allows us to move into another dimension, theatrical, a bit like at the end of a performance after the curtain has fallen.
Hardcover
30 x 32,5 cm
100 pages
48 color illustrations
English, French
Available
ISBN 978-3-86828-521-5
2014
Artists:
Design:
Kehrer Design
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