Ushant.
The islanders| N° d'inventaire | 23787 |
| Format | 18 x 24 |
| Détails | 144 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Ouessant, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782956375319 |
Between 1977 and 1984, photographer Guy Hersant visited the island 24 times. He photographed its inhabitants, their customs, their festivals, and their daily lives in black and white. There, he met the Ouessant women with their hair down.
Mona Ozouf agreed to write the text that accompanies this work. It begins as follows:
“It was delightful to draw Brittany during geography class, with its indentations, its points, its hollows, and its graceful shape: almost a boat, its prow to the west wind […] The boat had, however, what a pity, gotten a little bogged down on the side of its compact eastern steps; I sometimes imagined a tidal wave, of the peaceful kind it is true, which would free it from its heavy ties. A chance for it to finally put to sea. Who said island said departure, and promised freedom.”
Between 1977 and 1984, photographer Guy Hersant visited the island 24 times. He photographed its inhabitants, their customs, their festivals, and their daily lives in black and white. There, he met the Ouessant women with their hair down.
Mona Ozouf agreed to write the text that accompanies this work. It begins as follows:
“It was delightful to draw Brittany during geography class, with its indentations, its points, its hollows, and its graceful shape: almost a boat, its prow to the west wind […] The boat had, however, what a pity, gotten a little bogged down on the side of its compact eastern steps; I sometimes imagined a tidal wave, of the peaceful kind it is true, which would free it from its heavy ties. A chance for it to finally put to sea. Who said island said departure, and promised freedom.”