WHAT A PLACE SAYS TO ME

NICOLAS MATHÉUS & ZOÉ LAKHNATI

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PHOTOGRAPHER NICOLAS MATHÉUS AND DANCER ZOÉ LAKHNATI HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT EACH OTHER FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS. THEY SEEK TO CONFRONT A BODY AND A PLACE, TO SHOW THE EMANCIPATION OF A BODY IN THE FACE OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. DISUSED FACTORIES, INDUSTRIAL WASTE DUMPS, THE CONCRETE BLOCKS OF A BREAKWATER. A BODY PUT TO THE TEST, A BODY SWALLOWED UP BY SPACE, A BODY IN DANGER. DANCING FOR SURVIVAL, AND PHOTOGRAPHING THIS WILL, THIS ENERGY. DANCE HERE IS LIKE A SCULPTURE, VISIBLE ONLY FOR A MOMENT. TO PHOTOGRAPH DANCE IS TO SEARCH FOR THAT INSTANT.