Moments Reflected is a collection of fragmented memories like the notes in a diary. In life, there are happy moments and sad ones. Our lives are made up of such moments. These are the fragments of our existence. Some photographs are small format (5×3 cm) displayed in little cardboard or tin boxes. For this exhibition, the photographer shot a few photographs in large-format (40×40).
Øyvind Hjelmen has been a photographer for 20 years. He lives on the island of Stord, off the west coast of Norway. Øyvind works in black-and-white and formats small enough to fit in the hand. According to him, being able to hold a photograph in one’s hand, or to flip through a set of prints in a small box in a precious experience.
Read the full article in the French version of L’Oeil.
EXHIBITION
In part of Mois de la Photo 2014
Moments Reflected
Oyvind Hjelmen
From October 25 to December 2nd, 2014
Galerie des Nouvelles Images – Hôtel Scribe Paris
1, rue Scribe
75009 Paris
France
