Seismic landscapes.
EXB Workshop| N° d'inventaire | 30810 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 145 p., numerous black and white photographs, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365112932 |
Born from a meeting between photographer Thomas Gizolme and geophysics researcher Alexandre Schubnel, this work, at the crossroads of art and science, questions the photographic gaze.
Penetrate the heart of the Earth's mantle and see what happens during an earthquake: fusion, expansion, fragmentation, explosion, under the effect of heat, rocks are transformed and reveal their mysteries. In order to understand and therefore anticipate these tragedies that are earthquakes and tsunamis, the geology laboratory of the École normale supérieure de Paris reproduces these physical phenomena in a closed environment. To this end, a machine was developed to recreate the release of energy exerted by rocks heated to very high temperatures and a camera was designed to take images during these experiments of matter fusion. Intended for researchers, these photographs reveal an unknown world: hundreds of kilometers beneath our feet exist fantastic landscapes. The eye penetrates by breaking into matter, immersed in the infinitely small, at the atomic scale of the nano (one billionth). The rocks – limestone, basalt, marble, granite, etc. – then reveal their stars, crystals, honeycomb structures, etc. These images allow us to discover a universe that evokes both the ocean floor and distant galaxies.
Enigmatic and captivating, scientific images transform our idea of the world. From 15th-century engravings by the first observers of the cosmos to photographs of the black hole taken at the center of the M87 galaxy, scientific images bear witness to our fascination with the micro and macrocosm, as well as to the advances in fundamental research. Because they show what the eye alone cannot see, because they question the photographic medium as much as the photographer's curiosity, these images from the depths of the Earth captivate and transport us to the confines of wonder.
Texts: - Alexandre Schubnel, director of the geology laboratory at the ENS - Thomas Gilzome, photographer
Born from a meeting between photographer Thomas Gizolme and geophysics researcher Alexandre Schubnel, this work, at the crossroads of art and science, questions the photographic gaze.
Penetrate the heart of the Earth's mantle and see what happens during an earthquake: fusion, expansion, fragmentation, explosion, under the effect of heat, rocks are transformed and reveal their mysteries. In order to understand and therefore anticipate these tragedies that are earthquakes and tsunamis, the geology laboratory of the École normale supérieure de Paris reproduces these physical phenomena in a closed environment. To this end, a machine was developed to recreate the release of energy exerted by rocks heated to very high temperatures and a camera was designed to take images during these experiments of matter fusion. Intended for researchers, these photographs reveal an unknown world: hundreds of kilometers beneath our feet exist fantastic landscapes. The eye penetrates by breaking into matter, immersed in the infinitely small, at the atomic scale of the nano (one billionth). The rocks – limestone, basalt, marble, granite, etc. – then reveal their stars, crystals, honeycomb structures, etc. These images allow us to discover a universe that evokes both the ocean floor and distant galaxies.
Enigmatic and captivating, scientific images transform our idea of the world. From 15th-century engravings by the first observers of the cosmos to photographs of the black hole taken at the center of the M87 galaxy, scientific images bear witness to our fascination with the micro and macrocosm, as well as to the advances in fundamental research. Because they show what the eye alone cannot see, because they question the photographic medium as much as the photographer's curiosity, these images from the depths of the Earth captivate and transport us to the confines of wonder.
Texts: - Alexandre Schubnel, director of the geology laboratory at the ENS - Thomas Gilzome, photographer