Section: Visual arts
Perches

Perches

From Icarus to Leonardo da Vinci to wingsuit enthusiasts, humans have always dreamed of flying like a bird. And birds, for their part, seem to love taking a break from human constructions. The Italian example, with sculptural ambiences in the heart of Rome, and a Hitchcockian atmosphere at a freeway service area.
Infinite limited

Infinite limited

PHOTOREPORTAGE, Bernard Léchot | Même si l’on sait que là-bas, de l’autre côté, il y a un autre continent, la mer donne toujours un sentiment d’infini. Que les objets un peu incongrus qui la bordent ne parviennent pas à faire taire. Photos prises à Cabo de Gata, en Andalousie, non loin d’une autre mer, assez hideuse celle-ci, la «Mer de plastique» des serres de la province d’Almeria.
With time

With time

In a city, the passage of time can be portrayed in a thousand different ways. Through a startling sculpture, such as *L’heure*...
Once upon a time in the West

Once upon a time in the West

PHOTO ESSAY, Bernard Léchot | I wanted to follow in the footsteps of this absolute masterpiece by Sergio Leone. The «Sweetwater» ranch was waiting for me in the Tabernas Desert, in Andalusia. A little further west, after searching carefully, I ended up at the small abandoned train station in La Calahorra-Ferreira, where Claudia Cardinale used to get off… And much further west, on the other side of the Atlantic, just a stone’s throw from Monument Valley, facing the ruins of the arch, Ennio Morricone’s music pierced the silence of the desert. What a moving moment.