Liberty I picture your names. A folio to commemorate "Je suis Charlie".

The 4th work I presented was a folio of eight pages called « Liberty, I picture your names ». This is the biggest enterprise I undertook in photography and it takes its origin in the poem of Paul Eluard and its illustration by Fernand Leger in the 60s. It shows the complete basement of the statue of the Place de la République. The 21 panoramic bands present all the testimonies of the people. Each band corresponds to one strophe of the poem. The number of pages also reminds the numbers of illustrated pages by Leger. The background I illustrated with my "panoroïds" of foliage taken in Autumn 2015. Certain people have left flowers, drawings, poems,photos or candles. I leave my "panaroïds".

The job to build this folio was huge. I first needed to associate the photos using Photoshop to produce the merge and correct the circular lines. Then, I had to find a correct length for the bands. Each band is different in length like the verses of a poem which do not contain the same number of letters.  Once the panoramas were build I had to form the pages of the folio and select the two images that would illustrate the background.

Initially I intended to present the complete poem in one textile band like a « Kakemono » but the cost of it obliged to choose a more modest presentation as a folio to begin with.
I was not in Paris during the exhibition, but was present at the varnishing. Like always I had no comment about this work. The only comments I got were related to the poor presentation I had choosen for the 3 bands. Today the artist is confronted to a gap of culture in art from the public. It is no need to invest oneself too much in a message for the others, if you do something, you do it only for you. In my case it was a necessity to me to reply to the monstrousnesss of the terrorist acts with something out of the common. My response is similar to the actions of many people who to overcome their rage produced something to transform their pain or anger in something more positive in order to express that " they" had lost in their objective, and that our values are stronger.

I am certain that no one produced such a work. If you look at the messages deposited in the basement of the statue you will have the real meaning of liberty. Certain refer to the liberty of Love, other privilege the religion, and so on. Each contribution is an example of our public tolerance.  You might think that this is not special, but at the moment I write this text on 8th May, everything has disappeared. So this folio is history and memory now.

I produced two samples of the folio one was exhibited in the « Je suis Artist » show of the A.A.B. Gallery. The second has been given to an auction organized to support the victims of the November events. Today I have no news of the second sample. This folio will be presented in the other events. It is priced 150 €.

Fresh air and photos after hard times.

I already told that I have been very creative in the last three months. I have written about the evolution in my photography, but I never said that once I experienced a style of photo I keep on practicing it once upon a time in order not to forget it. That is exactly what happened with « Pollock or dripping » photos, in French I call them « Papiers Marbrés ». I realized them in 2013.

I gave that title because the aspect of the pictures produced in this style recalled the paper used to bind books. The originality of those images is to give priority to the colour and the movement where as the subject of the photo becomes secondary.

When I produce this type of photos I become « drunk » by what I see and the magnificence of nature. It's like a drug that changes the perception of reality and gives you access to hidden aspects of the nature. It is like if I was moving with the wind in the middle of the foliages. 

This feeling is not very original and can be produced by many artists.  So after the hard times we have been through here are few images to change our minds. Certain are very romantic.

27th of November, National Memorial Day for the events since the 13th of November and their victims.

Today, we were invited to present our national flag at the window to share this homage united. My window is my blog. In the last 15 days I have followed the different Parisian sites involved in the events. 

Rue Bichat, Bullit in the window of the Carillon restaurant.

The 130 deads and the 300 injured  came from 25 countries, average age of 30-35. They were spending time in restaurants, bars, a stadium and a rock concert. For certain terrorists Friday, is a day to pray, and to illustrate their choice of living they acted to force us to follow them. France has a history, and with Voltaire has chosen to resist to religion to support freedom for the citizen. For that reason France became politically symbolic and this explains the choice of Paris. For this same reason there is no point in trying to make a difference between « Je suis Charlie » and « Pray for Paris » events. The two terrorist attempts find their origin in the same ideology. 

Rue Fontaine au Roi, the pub.

The press has focused on the western way of life as being the objective of the terrorists. But we should not forget that the restaurant Comptoir Voltaire is located at the opposite side of the ward, they were not obliged to drive so far to find people drinking or eating outside. The Bataclan stays at the crossing of Boulevard Richard Lenoir and Boulevard Voltaire.
The name « Bataclan » finds its origin in a musical work (a « Chinoiserie », a comical fantasia of Jacques Offenbach). Offenbach father came from Germany and was Jewish. The restaurant La Belle Equipe is located, rue de Charonne, a place where the Jewish community is present. In Wikipedia they mention that the owners of the hall are Jewish, today it belongs to the group Bolloré, and I have no idea of the religion of the owner.

Proud to be Parisian, Rue Fontaine au Roi, the pub. 

Many journalists reported that the victims were the people of France and sometimes used the term « popular ». In the history of France the term Popular evokes the working classes of the crafts and industry. Living in the same place as the victims and after having looked to their profession, it would be more accurate to speak of the Parisian Bobo class, mostly they were employed, many worked in relation with arts and culture, and they came from different countries and religion. Many people came to Paris to build their professional life or have a good time. The places involved in the events were ‘In’ sites. I live just nearby, but my financial situation does not allow me to be out. This « Bobo » generation, is not always conscious that in their behaviour they are communal, they privileged technology, youth and the urban way of life. The people of the suburbs and the teens or seniors were not very present. This « Bobo » generation is the future of Paris.

A muslin women in a group of 8 sharing our emotion. In front of the Bataclan.

-       Having spent much time making photos I must add the following comments:
- After the Charlie’s events it was sometimes said among the Muslim community that what had happened was logical after the caricatures. This time, if the terrorists expected to create a splitting in the Muslim community they missed, on the contrary their testimonies were very present.

Indian family in front of the Bataclan.

- For the first time the Asiatic community was very present because the two restaurants were involved: Le petit Cambodge and a sushi restaurant. Many Buddhist testimonies were present.
- In the first days Paris and the Eiffel Tower were chosen as symbols for the event, and few flags were present, two weeks after flags or the use of the three national colours in the drawings are everywhere. I do not know how to interpret this change. Is it the expression of a rebirth of nationalism or the expression of a national unity?

A couple sharing their emotion at Place de la République.

 
- We should have a profound reflection about the impact of smartphones in our ordinary life. Why are these tools so present in such emotional and personal situations. Are we able to really directly feel the things, why are we obliged to take « souvenirs » at any moment for every purpose. The smart phones have found a unique role in our behaviours, they have changed our direct relation to emotion and memory.

- Today certain people consider they should not change their way of living.  I am not sure it should be the right reaction. We French and western people, have to conduct a major analyse to understand why certain of our young people have chosen this mortal way. The present western model focusing on an individual urban materialism, on communal approaches due to the technology, privileging youth when expectation of life increases, the individual interest against the state organisations excluding the intermediates. We have a lot to do !

All these elements explain why the impact was so strong in France and especially in the world. I wanted to share my feelings and thoughts with you. I have gathered many images and I am always looking for an editor because the use of panoramic photos in this case is uncommon.

Epilogue for « My Charlie’s Days » project.

It is important when an initiative is taken to follow it completely before investing oneself in new projects.  So being very « proud » of me « Charlie’s Days » collection of photos I worked to promote them by professionals and the public.  I produced a flyer to look for an editor and present some photos from the Saturday’s  March to the public in my booth of the « Marché de la Création » of La Bastille in June and July. Of course, none of these initiatives were successful. 

Image taken in October 2015 from what was the Charlie's memorial site in Paris. It has become completely normal as if nothing had happened.

The number of the French editors interested in photography and this thematic is reduced and I do not belong to the circles that would help to find the best contacts. Secondly, I expected that the impact of the January events would produce a need to share and show the attachment to certain values.

 In fact, this was a wrong thinking the event being a national and dramatic event the French public will not support any commercial activity related to the event. It is a position that French consider as a question of principle, in reality they are completely upset with their money and want everything for free in such cases, when they look at the images on TV or in the press they forget that journalists, reporters and photographers are paid to produce them. 

 Only remaining memorial site from the Charlie's events remaining in October 2015 located Boulevard Richard Lenoir .

Why should an independent photographer be paid for his work, it is such a silly question? It is a French character to be completely unable to associate principles and reality, this contradictory position can be found in many fields. So for photos like mine, they expect them to be given for free to the Charlie Hebdo newspaper or any other non profitable initiative. Of course the payment for the printing of the photos is not to be taken into consideration, especially when the images are offered at a rate of 5 and 15 € each.

Much too expensive to support an artist and his action to support freedom. So to anyone who thought I might have earned any money with this work just make your calculation: I spend a lot of time to produce the project, I invested about 600€ to retouch some photos and 150€ for the printing. I sold one for 5 € to a Canadian woman, three photos for 45 € to a private Italian customer living in Paris.  Thank you for their support and no comment!

It  has been a new experience for a certain photographer by accident that  I know. For sure if I do not become a photographer, I already am a philosopher!

2014 Results of a crucial year (3)

In 2014 I really decided to invest in promotion and made new shows.

In may I exhibited in GMAC, a major show of contemporary art, at La Bastille Paris and with the Cercle des Artistes de Paris in their yearly exhibition at Parc de Vincennes during one month.

In October I was selected to show my works in La Nuit de la Photographie Contemporaine that took place in Place des Invalides.

Title : Pont d'Equilibre. Equilibrium Bridge.In this panoramic every thing is upside down unless the bridge, the link betweeen the two buildings, which in reality is the most fragile structure of the construction.

 During last trimester I exhibited pictures through a galery , Galerie No. 1 and in the Espace Cardin.









The results were not at all in relation with the investment. The economical situation only explains a part of this situation, the major problem relays in the fact that Paris has lost much its influencial people because of the emigration of its elite to other european countries. As a result Paris becomes a museum, and reacts much more conservatively, and stands much more as a follower. 

Many artists I have spoken with, have the same feeling. Personnally I am like a Don Quichotte that is still looking for his Dulcinea and fighting against abandoned wind mills.


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A Panoroïd photo just for fun.

In the post from the 17th july, you already saw two panoroïds made after the poster of the magazine Photo celebrating their 500 covers. In fact I have realised about 10 interesting images that give an idea of the diversity my technic can produce.

In the 70 on the French TV,  there was little programmes of several minutes between the major programs that where called "Interlude". Their fonction was to offer either little games or present images of a region. They were not commercial neither advertisement.

So I decided between the posts to introduce some of the panoroïds I have created and give a special comment on them to allow a better understanding of my technic. Even if the images are covered by copyright, these images are not yet planned to be included in my commercial catalog, they are not for sale.

Photo Magazine Special poster with 500 covers. 3rd panoroïd presented.
Copyright Jean Manuel de Noronha, Paris France 2013.

The objective of this image is to present simultaneously a close view and a global view. This image is not perfect in the middle at the level of the 3rd raw of covers there is a visible distorsion, the same is repeated at the 5th raw. These imperfections could be improved with more trainning. But this is not the most important. Having been able just to frame the photo, kept an acceptable balance in the parallelism of the raws, and have the letters readable is already interesting. With a reflex camera such a photo is not possible to produce in one single shot. Here the laws of the standard field depth are changed. I recall that with digital cameras the parameters are set at minimal levels when the panoramic mode is used. So here no use of trepoid, no field depth control with a high figure, etc...

The idea is to have fun in applying the panoramic photo to fields where it is not expected to be used and see what can be done.

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An Oblique Gallery. Little treaty of photographical geometry. Vol. 1.

Volume 1

Une Galerie Oblique. Petit traité de géométrie photographique.

(An Oblique Gallery. Little treaty of photographical geometry.)

This book illustrates the possibilities of this new technic of shooting panoramic photos with a subject which is without any originality : a grey facade of a gallery located in a private yard. 

It was chosen to show the power of the « panoroïd » technic which was not considered with interest by the different professional and photographers I met last year. 

This booklet is a  graphical Manifesto, photos are shown but not explained. All the traditional rules of perspective in photography are redesigned.

46 Panoroïds,

Réf. Vol146A5Spi, Special price : 50 € ( 65 US$, 38£)


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2013 Booklet catalog of "Panoroïds" from Jean Manuel de Noronha. Self Edition.

In this post I will present the present catalog of booklets of 15 or 20 panoramic available. The prices are generally of respectively 25 € (33US$ or 19 £) or 30 € (39US$ or 23 £) for the small size (half A4, 14,95x21cm).

Volume 1

Une Galerie Oblique. Petit traité de géométrie photographique.

(An Oblique Gallery. Little treaty of photographical geometry.)

 This book illustrates the possibilities of this new technic of shooting panoramic photos with a subject which is without any originality : a grey facade of a gallery located in a private yard.

46 Panoroïdes,

Réf. Vol146A5Spi, Special price : 50 € ( 65 US$, 38£)

Volume 2 & 3

Les Lumières de Saint Paul. 

(The Lights of Saint-Paul’s Village.) 

The panoramics of these booklets show the Village Saint-Paul, a location in the Marais where the author works, at night with its fantastic lights. These panoramic photos are the first taken with artificial light.

20  & 15 Panoramax.

Réf. Vol220A3Fol, Réf. Vol220A4Fol, Réf. Vol220A5Spi

Réf. Vol315A3Fol, Réf. Vol315A4Fol, Réf. Vol315A5Spi

Volume 4 & 5

Les Eiffelnoïdes. 

(The Eiffelnoïds.)           

A selection from the 46 spectacular panoroïds showing the Eiffel Tower in non standard position and shape.

20 & 15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol420A3Fol, Réf. Vol420A4Fol, Réf. Vol420A5Spi

Réf. Vol515A3Fol, Réf. Vol515A4Fol, Réf. Vol515A5Spi

Volume 6

Le Marais : Une Promenade bien enneigée. 

(The Marais : A snowy walk.)

During the winter of the year 2013, Paris was covered by snow. The panoramic photos show these magical views so rare to be immortalized.

12 Panoramax.                                    

Réf. Vol612DemiA3Spi

Volume 7

L’Autre Ile Saint Louis.

(The Other Island of Saint-Louis).

This parisian isle has the power to stimulate the author’s imagination.

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol715A3Fol, Réf. Vol715A4Fol, Réf. Vol715A5Spi

Volume 8

Notre Dame: Un Autre Regard. 

(Notre Dame : Another Glance.)           

The first major monument photographed by the author in 2012, a selection of views.           

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol815A3Fol, Réf. Vol815A4Fol, Réf. Vol815A5Spi

Volume 9

Square Marie Trintignan : La Folie des Saisons. 

(Marie Trintignan’s Park : The season’s Madness.) 

A little garden completely forgotten which become amazing at different periods of the year.

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol915A3Fol, Réf. Vol915A4Fol, Réf. Vol915A5Spi

Volume 10

Mes Arbres : Des Seigneurs du Quotidien. (My trees : The Lords of Everyday.)

What can we obtain when trees are the subject of these panoroïds.

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol1015A3Fol, Réf. Vol1015A4Fol, Réf. Vol1015A5Spi

Volume 11

Village Saint Paul : Le Dossier Refusé. 

(The Village Saint Paul : The Rejected File.)           

The first special panoramic photos of the author showing what has become his photo laboratory. The original file presented to participate to the Off du Mois de La Photographie in November 2012.

20 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol1120A3Fol, Réf. Vol1120A4Fol, Réf. Vol1120A5Spi

Volume 12

Place des Vosges : Un Jour Blanc Comme Neige. 

( Place des Vosges : A Day White like Snow.)  

A unique collection of panoramic photos of this famous Place covered by snow.

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol1215A3Fol, Réf. Vol1215A4Fol, Réf. Vol1215A5Spi

Volume 13

Mes Jouets Photographiques.            

( My photographic toys.)

Trucks and carterpillars are one of the author’s favorite subject. Here they are transformed and become dynamic.

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol1315A3Fol, Réf. Vol1315A4Fol, Réf. Vol1315A5Spi

Volume 14

Mes Papiers Marbrés.            

( My Marbled Papers.)

In volume 10 trees where presented with certain effects but remained recognisable. Here the purpose is to look at the foliages with the technic of the author and produce complete new images where color and movement become more important than the subject. The Panoroïds look like semi-abstract painting, like the drippings of Pollock or recalled the design of the back papers of the covers of antic books.           

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol1415A3Fol, Réf. Vol1415A4Fol, Réf. Vol1415A5Spi

Volume 15

Vitrines de Fêtes : Des Espaces de Lumière. 

(Special shop windows : My Street Lightrooms.)

The most abstract photos realized in 2012. A complete new approach in photography. The challenge was to use the decoration of the famous shop windows from the big parisian stores to express the lights and colors of the festive period of Christmas, without showing products, brands and prices.

20 Espaçoïdes.

Réf. Vol1520A3Fol, Réf. Vol1520A4Fol, Réf. Vol1520A5Spi

Volume 16

Hector Guimard : L’Artisan du Renouveau. 

(Hector Guimard : The Craftsman of the Renewel.)

Views from the different underground Stations designed by this emblematic architect.

20 Panoroïdes & Panoramax.

Réf. Vol1615A3Fol, Réf. Vol1615A4Fol, Réf. Vol1615A5Spi

Volume 17

Auto-Ombres.            

(Self-Shadows.)

A complete new approach of the shadow by the author plenty of creativity and poetry.           

15 Panoroïdes.

Réf. Vol1715A3Fol, Réf. Vol1715A4Fol, Réf. Vol1715A5Spi

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My Launchingpeople Project : A tricycle to promote creativity

Last week I heard from the project managed by Samsung regarding creative personnal projects. In my field as I am confronted to a lack of mobility to promote my photos, I thought in designing a special tricycle in order to sell my photos in different places and markets of Paris. So I presented this idea which has been  accepted. In www.launchingpeople.fr, Video & Photo category, my project is present and you can support it.

The two photos reproduced also in this post are Panoroïds made after a special poster reproducing 500 covers of the reference Photo magazine issued last month june 2013. They are not from the commercial catalog but are nevertheless covered by a copyright. They show that my shooting technic can be applied to any subject, and not only monuments or landscapes. 

 Just as a reminder these photos were created as they are without any use of software touching up, accessory or trick. One is completely new as the panoramic is used with a subject of less than 20cm length. The poor quality of the photos is the result of my lack of knowledge and do not correspond to their initial condition. 

Samsung web site :  www.launchingpeople.fr

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My catalog of self-edited booklet

My booklets allow you to understand how I generally work. I consider myself as a craftsman and to work on a subject I have to respect a certain methodology that requires to learn how my subject is built and will allow me afterwards to look for really innovative images. As I am quite high in my standards,  its happens that sometimes I have to work several days on an idea of a photo because when I am shooting it I am not able to see correctly the details on the back screen of my digital camera. So it is only in the evening, back home that I can test the impact of the photo on my 20"computer screen.

When I begin the photos I have generally no idea of what I will get, sometimes I am attracted by an aspect I have not studied yet. I am pleased when I reach a state of understanding of the subject that allows me to shoot instinctively, almost in « transe ». It also happens that I need several days to reach what I was expecting. I want to be surprised or « stoned » by the image , then it is pure magic.

Presentation of the booklet relative to Island Saint Louis located in the center of Paris.

Vol 7, L'autre Ile Saint-Louis, The Other Saint-Louis Island.

Réf. Vol715A5Spi

For all these reasons I decided to present my work through single photos and booklets when the subject is adapted. The latter have the advantage to be used as a catalog if someone wants to order a photo not immediately available. The panoroïde catalog for 2013 contains about 300 photos and 20 booklets. Each booklet will be presented in the present blog. The booklets generally contain 15 or 20 images, they are laser printed on a 160gr white paper, cover and back page are of plastic for the small standard reference size : 14,85 x 21 cm, half A4 or A5, 5,85 x 8,27 inches.

      

The content of the booklet is the following : a cover page, a presentation and a summary of the photos  page and one page per photo. The booklet is written in French, the English translation of the texts will be presented in the present blog in the posts presenting the corresponding volumes.

Presently the booklets are written in French, and their size is 14,85 x 21 cm, European A5 size (half A4) or 5"85 x 8"27. The small texts will have their translation edited in the present blog in their corresponding future post. 

The booklets can be ordered in a bigger size, 21 x 29,70 cm, A4 format, or 29,70 x 42 cm, A3 format, but presented unbound containing individual plates. In these publication the photos are reproduced as laser copies on a 160gr white paper. The cover and back page are made of transparent plastic.

Prices without shipping.

                                                      Standard A5                        Folio A4                                Folio Luxe A3

                                                        booklet                                                                                      Limited ed.

15 panoramics                    25 €    33 USD                        50 €   66 USD                          80 €   100 USD

20 panoramics                    30 €    40 USD                        60 €   80 USD                        120 €   150 USD