Alice Pallot / Algues maudites, a sea of tears
The proliferation of green algae on the coasts of Brittany has become a major environmental issue. For many years now these "algues maudites" have invaded the coastline. Alice Pallot integrates the notion of anticipation into the photographic medium by capturing a natural phenomenon: the reality of anoxic environments, in which we could not survive as human beings and by imbuing them with a science-fictional imagination. By playing on the elements of uncertainty that accompany the anticipation of a near future, it gives the viewer the keys to reading to invest in the essential questioning of the preservation of ecosystems in the face of its exploitation and the imminent decline of biodiversity.
The book will come with a powerful text by Michel Poivert.
Published by Area Books
French and English
24 x 16 cm
96 pages
2023
The proliferation of green algae on the coasts of Brittany has become a major environmental issue. For many years now these "algues maudites" have invaded the coastline. Alice Pallot integrates the notion of anticipation into the photographic medium by capturing a natural phenomenon: the reality of anoxic environments, in which we could not survive as human beings and by imbuing them with a science-fictional imagination. By playing on the elements of uncertainty that accompany the anticipation of a near future, it gives the viewer the keys to reading to invest in the essential questioning of the preservation of ecosystems in the face of its exploitation and the imminent decline of biodiversity.
The book will come with a powerful text by Michel Poivert.
Published by Area Books
French and English
24 x 16 cm
96 pages
2023
The proliferation of green algae on the coasts of Brittany has become a major environmental issue. For many years now these "algues maudites" have invaded the coastline. Alice Pallot integrates the notion of anticipation into the photographic medium by capturing a natural phenomenon: the reality of anoxic environments, in which we could not survive as human beings and by imbuing them with a science-fictional imagination. By playing on the elements of uncertainty that accompany the anticipation of a near future, it gives the viewer the keys to reading to invest in the essential questioning of the preservation of ecosystems in the face of its exploitation and the imminent decline of biodiversity.
The book will come with a powerful text by Michel Poivert.
Published by Area Books
French and English
24 x 16 cm
96 pages
2023
