From England With Love
Le projet From England with Love explore les contrastes sociaux de la société anglaise.
Composé de plusieurs séries, chacune d'entres elles documentent la culture d'un lieu, d'un événement et à travers ses moments de vie, ses codes sociaux. Elles confrontent les différences sociales d'un pays à la fois, communautariste, extravagant, progressiste et traditionnel, et les différences culturelles d'une population encore très attaché à l'origine de sa classe sociale.
Il est aussi, un peu, l'expression d'une société divisé culturellement et socialement, et dont la moitié de la population a décidé en juin 2016 de se séparer de la communauté européenne pour faire le choix du protectionnisme et du conservatisme.
From England With Love
When I arrived in Bristol in 2011, I was already familiar with England. The main reason is that my family in law lives there. It is a country that I had the pleasure of discoveringg many times through various journeys. However, I had never had the opportunity to explore and observe England in any depth.
This project came into existance as I was editing my work. I became aware of the unique and appealing character of the country and its people. Fascinated by some of the places, I left my French eyes looking at my new environment, new atmospheres and social codes.
Then I felt the need to get closer to England?s contrasts and traditions. I wanted to immerse myself in places and events that in some way reveal the ?unique British character?. I could have called this series ?A Frenchman in England? but I was not interested in showing the typical and historical stereotypes. I prefered to see my photographs both like unconventional postcards and instants with no judgement about my subjects. I wanted to keep my mind free leaving aside thoughts about my project and my aims.
Then a quote came to my mind. One that is usually written on the back of some postcards, ?From England with Love?.