Mighty streams


  • Photographer
    Thibault ROLAND
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    2010 and 2011
  • Technical Info
    30s exp;ND400 filter;K5 pentax

Water is a fascinating element, both essential to life and creation, and terrifying, when unleashed. These two sides of the same coin allow cycles of renewing and ending to happen, at different scales of time and sizes, and can even decide the fate of entire species, on this planet where everything is intertwined. The work presented here shows this duality, always there, as well as the somewhat useless attempt to control this brute-force, and turn it into a peaceful and even benevolent when time stretches with long exposures. But even then, secrets remain hidden under the distorted lens of the surface that reveals solely fugitive shadows in the depths. Moreover, nature reminds us that life is precarious. The two other important aspects of this work are the abstraction of the images, and their ability to bridge photography and other arts such as drawing and painting. With this series, the abstraction helps creating mystery, allowing people to invent their own world, their own story, and develop their own emotions. This long exposure technique, combined with black and white post-processing is also very interesting: abstraction and mystery kick in, and often the audience wonders what the subject is, or if they are looking at a photograph, a sketch, or a painting.

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