AMERICAN PUZZLE (Special Edition) - Jean-Christophe Béchet
Constructed in two phases and two movements, this book of 175 photos is the result of 17 trips to the United States between 1996 and 2011. Neither a reporter nor a photojournalist, Jean-Christophe Béchet has adopted the point of view of the visitor, the walker, the one who crosses spaces and follows his route to confront it with his memory and knowledge. By mixing various photographic materials, he plunges us into a country where a sense of disquiet shines through; photos in color.
"I had no choice but to assume my influences. I came across Eggleston's tricycle "by chance", Winogrand's women, Frank's flags, Stephen Shore's street corners, Friedlander's crossroads, Evans' facades... So many objective coincidences that I took pleasure in reinterpreting. The theme was there. All that remained was to vary the tone and tempo .
Published by Trans Photographic Press, 2011
24 cm x 28 cm, 248 pages, 175 photographs, four-color and two-color printing, good condition
2.30 kg
Collector's edition with signed and numbered edition 1/10, fair condition
ISBN 978-2-913176-898
Constructed in two phases and two movements, this book of 175 photos is the result of 17 trips to the United States between 1996 and 2011. Neither a reporter nor a photojournalist, Jean-Christophe Béchet has adopted the point of view of the visitor, the walker, the one who crosses spaces and follows his route to confront it with his memory and knowledge. By mixing various photographic materials, he plunges us into a country where a sense of disquiet shines through; photos in color.
"I had no choice but to assume my influences. I came across Eggleston's tricycle "by chance", Winogrand's women, Frank's flags, Stephen Shore's street corners, Friedlander's crossroads, Evans' facades... So many objective coincidences that I took pleasure in reinterpreting. The theme was there. All that remained was to vary the tone and tempo .
Published by Trans Photographic Press, 2011
24 cm x 28 cm, 248 pages, 175 photographs, four-color and two-color printing, good condition
2.30 kg
Collector's edition with signed and numbered edition 1/10, fair condition
ISBN 978-2-913176-898
Constructed in two phases and two movements, this book of 175 photos is the result of 17 trips to the United States between 1996 and 2011. Neither a reporter nor a photojournalist, Jean-Christophe Béchet has adopted the point of view of the visitor, the walker, the one who crosses spaces and follows his route to confront it with his memory and knowledge. By mixing various photographic materials, he plunges us into a country where a sense of disquiet shines through; photos in color.
"I had no choice but to assume my influences. I came across Eggleston's tricycle "by chance", Winogrand's women, Frank's flags, Stephen Shore's street corners, Friedlander's crossroads, Evans' facades... So many objective coincidences that I took pleasure in reinterpreting. The theme was there. All that remained was to vary the tone and tempo .
Published by Trans Photographic Press, 2011
24 cm x 28 cm, 248 pages, 175 photographs, four-color and two-color printing, good condition
2.30 kg
Collector's edition with signed and numbered edition 1/10, fair condition
ISBN 978-2-913176-898
