Jean-Jacques Delattre
Photography
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In his work as a photographer and attentive observer of the world, he focuses on events in which the order of the “living” asserts itself in a major, essential way. These are unique moments—almost invisible because they are so fleeting—that question him and with which he seeks to create his work.
He says that “accidents of reality” are at the heart of part of his photographic practice. By “accident of reality,” he refers to improbable scenographies that suddenly take shape, offering the eye unexpected encounters. He captures these plural moments; he searches for them and patiently waits for them, knowing that this is not mere chance, but the affirmation of a deeply personal quest to rediscover something rooted within himself.
He cannot escape what moves him.
He seeks something born of the ordinary that, once captured, becomes “extra”-ordinary. His photographs do not exist solely in relation to reality, but also in relation to painting. He pushes the photographic image toward becoming texture, form caught in the movement of color. In this photographic “painting,” what interests him is the carnal dimension—where movement arises from an excess of color, where blurred contours prevail. It is his way of “poeticizing” the world and returning it to its mystery.
Ultimately, his images tell stories—staged moments of time and of beings. Reality becomes a set, opening multiple possible readings of the photographed image.
When life crosses his lens, he attempts to restore it in its fullness. The life within his photographs conveys the joy that has passed through him—one might even say he is an epicurean photographer !
DWC Space
The D.W.C. space is a place for exchange, encounters, and research in contemporary photography, with upcoming events shaped by the desires of participants.
Career
Member of the UPP (Union des Photographes Professionnels / Auteurs), No. 7673
1984: DIPC diploma, textile option, IPC Colmar
Workshops with: Stanislas Amand, Jane Evelyn Atwood, Jean-Christophe Bechet, Delphine Bedel, Carole Benita, Eric Bouvet, Christian Caujolle, John Hilliard, Nicola Lelièvre, Martine Ravache, Klavdij Sluban.
Proposed Workshops
– Workshop on creating a photographic book through folding techniques
– “Polaroid” workshop: emulsion transfer technique
