Our Son. My Moon.
Light Motiv', MAMC| N° d'inventaire | 313890 |
| Format | 21.5 x 30 |
| Détails | 144 p., 88 photos, paperback |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9791095118282 |
Movement. Colors. Figures. David Meskhi 's images follow one another like fragments extracted from a leap, an effort, an impulse. At very high speed, between chance and intuition,
The photographer captures an extraordinary variation of bodies sculpted by light and weightlessness. The athletes, immobilized in their flights, are captured in an infinite pause. The leaps become astronauts' pauses, the ascents of gravity-defying dives. Sometimes, a waltz of hair, a triangular shape of hands and feet falling into the blue water, a pair of outstretched legs; all seem to be part of the same cosmos. The one reflected in the stars scattered over a few pages, the silhouette of the moon as an absolute choreographer, unraveling the rhythms.
The sports photographs of David Meskhi, son of a former Soviet gymnastics coach, highlight the refined athletic gesture in this Olympic year. Editions Light Motiv, alongside artistic director Nolwen Lauzanne, present them in an elegant layout, opening flat and allowing room for movement. They are inspired by the dynamics of leaps which, page after page, question us about what we see, a piece of body under a stroke of light, the gymnasts suspended. The interview between David Meskhi and the director of the Museum Aurélie Voltz , translated into English and French, puts into perspective the inspirations, all geometric angles and movement, that he draws from the constructivist work of the Russian Alexander Rodchenko. This interview reveals the keys to Meskhi's pictorial vault where gestures never stop being accomplished.
Movement. Colors. Figures. David Meskhi 's images follow one another like fragments extracted from a leap, an effort, an impulse. At very high speed, between chance and intuition,
The photographer captures an extraordinary variation of bodies sculpted by light and weightlessness. The athletes, immobilized in their flights, are captured in an infinite pause. The leaps become astronauts' pauses, the ascents of gravity-defying dives. Sometimes, a waltz of hair, a triangular shape of hands and feet falling into the blue water, a pair of outstretched legs; all seem to be part of the same cosmos. The one reflected in the stars scattered over a few pages, the silhouette of the moon as an absolute choreographer, unraveling the rhythms.
The sports photographs of David Meskhi, son of a former Soviet gymnastics coach, highlight the refined athletic gesture in this Olympic year. Editions Light Motiv, alongside artistic director Nolwen Lauzanne, present them in an elegant layout, opening flat and allowing room for movement. They are inspired by the dynamics of leaps which, page after page, question us about what we see, a piece of body under a stroke of light, the gymnasts suspended. The interview between David Meskhi and the director of the Museum Aurélie Voltz , translated into English and French, puts into perspective the inspirations, all geometric angles and movement, that he draws from the constructivist work of the Russian Alexander Rodchenko. This interview reveals the keys to Meskhi's pictorial vault where gestures never stop being accomplished.