Galerna.
Xavier Barral| N° d'inventaire | 23277 |
| Format | 21 x 28 |
| Détails | 243 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365112789 |
Basque photographer Jon Cazenave explores the notion of belonging to a territory and a culture. For over ten years, he has been working on a project about Basque identity entitled Galerna (storm), which draws on the origins of the conflict, but also on the history and legends of the Basque people. A land of mountains covered in deep forests, bristling in winter with snow-capped peaks, dug out by caves with walls covered in prehistoric paintings, the Basque country is here restored in its materiality, its diversity, but also its spirituality. The images, in black and white with high contrast and in which shadow competes with intense luminosity, immerse the viewer in the experience of a geography imbued with symbolism. The power of nature acquires a universal dimension: in his quest for the quintessence of Basque identity, Cazenave invites the reader on an initiatory journey. The sharpness of the photographer's visual writing immerses us in a landscape that is drawn on the borders of reality and myth: mineral and plant worlds, pure skies, wooded mountains, expanses of snow draw the contours of a space where contemplation mixes with introspection. A reflection on the origins and culture to which we belong and which is transmitted through language and traditions, this work questions the universal concepts of identity, transmission, and cultural heritage. A story by the writer Kirmen Uribe questions the linguistic foundations of the Basque language and its ethnographic resonances.
Basque photographer Jon Cazenave explores the notion of belonging to a territory and a culture. For over ten years, he has been working on a project about Basque identity entitled Galerna (storm), which draws on the origins of the conflict, but also on the history and legends of the Basque people. A land of mountains covered in deep forests, bristling in winter with snow-capped peaks, dug out by caves with walls covered in prehistoric paintings, the Basque country is here restored in its materiality, its diversity, but also its spirituality. The images, in black and white with high contrast and in which shadow competes with intense luminosity, immerse the viewer in the experience of a geography imbued with symbolism. The power of nature acquires a universal dimension: in his quest for the quintessence of Basque identity, Cazenave invites the reader on an initiatory journey. The sharpness of the photographer's visual writing immerses us in a landscape that is drawn on the borders of reality and myth: mineral and plant worlds, pure skies, wooded mountains, expanses of snow draw the contours of a space where contemplation mixes with introspection. A reflection on the origins and culture to which we belong and which is transmitted through language and traditions, this work questions the universal concepts of identity, transmission, and cultural heritage. A story by the writer Kirmen Uribe questions the linguistic foundations of the Basque language and its ethnographic resonances.