Thomas Boivin - Belleville - 2022

Ny bog. Første udgave og tryk.

Siden 2010 har Thomas Boivin lavet smukke, eftertænksomme sort-hvide fotografier af sit kvarter i Paris og de mennesker, der bor der. Belleville er et sted, der både er emblem for de populære forestillinger om Paris og konstant forandrer sig. Beliggende i det østlige Paris er det et multikulturelt område i byen, der tiltrækker kunstnere og dem, der er nye i Frankrig.

“I started to photograph its streets and people as soon as I moved there and kept photographing for years. Photographing people, above all, was what I found meaningful. Although the photographs hardly depict the city, I find they convey the sensation that I had, walking the streets of Belleville: A mixture of beauty and decay, of joyful moments and sadness, the warm feeling of light and the bittersweet sensation that one can experience walking around all day, searching for a stranger’s eyes.” – Thomas Boivin