An inventory of arctic glaciers.
Watermarks Editions| N° d'inventaire | 30693 |
| Format | 29 X 22.5 |
| Détails | 160 p., 127 color photographs, bound, cardboard and cloth cover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782350466170 |
bilingual book English/French.
Immerse yourself in an extraordinary visual journey through the Arctic ice with photographer Vincent Mercier. His captivating book on the Arctic is much more than a collection of images; it's a sensory experience that takes you deep into the icy, ephemeral beauty of this pristine region.
This book is an ode to pure aesthetics, a celebration of the majesty of glaciers and their fragility. Each image is a work of art in itself, capturing the infinite shapes, chaotic structures, and hypnotic fractals that make up this icy universe. But it goes beyond aesthetics, for as you turn the pages, you'll also feel a quiet urgency. As you turn the pages, you'll see how the book's final images foreshadow the imminent, inescapable disorder looming over the Arctic.
Mercier's artistic approach is ambitious and innovative. He chose cyanotype to visually translate glacial structures, creating images of melancholic beauty. Each print is the result of a meticulous and demanding process, in which the photographer took the time to reconnect with analog techniques, bringing a touch of authenticity and depth to each image. This book is not simply an inventory, but a precise and quasi-scientific testimony of the Arctic region. Each glacier is listed with exact GPS coordinates, providing a legend for each print.
bilingual book English/French.
Immerse yourself in an extraordinary visual journey through the Arctic ice with photographer Vincent Mercier. His captivating book on the Arctic is much more than a collection of images; it's a sensory experience that takes you deep into the icy, ephemeral beauty of this pristine region.
This book is an ode to pure aesthetics, a celebration of the majesty of glaciers and their fragility. Each image is a work of art in itself, capturing the infinite shapes, chaotic structures, and hypnotic fractals that make up this icy universe. But it goes beyond aesthetics, for as you turn the pages, you'll also feel a quiet urgency. As you turn the pages, you'll see how the book's final images foreshadow the imminent, inescapable disorder looming over the Arctic.
Mercier's artistic approach is ambitious and innovative. He chose cyanotype to visually translate glacial structures, creating images of melancholic beauty. Each print is the result of a meticulous and demanding process, in which the photographer took the time to reconnect with analog techniques, bringing a touch of authenticity and depth to each image. This book is not simply an inventory, but a precise and quasi-scientific testimony of the Arctic region. Each glacier is listed with exact GPS coordinates, providing a legend for each print.