Yann Gross is the winner of the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles 2015. Today his series “The Jungle Book” is exhibited in the Magasin Eléctrique, Arles.
When the Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana set out on his search for cinnamon in 1541, he could not have known that his travels would take him down the winding bends of the world’s longest river: the Amazon. Long a witness to evangelisation campaigns, road-building projects and rubber, oil and gold rushes, the area has always aroused greed, competition and fascination. Following in the footsteps of past expeditions, this travel diary’s discreetly staged scenes help to reveal various facets of contemporary Amazonia and the surrounding areas. Working with different local communities allowed me to explore the forest’s complex interactions and mysteries. Once immersed in this domesticated world, you soon forget romantic clichés about forgotten lands and noble savages. More broadly, this visual roaming challenges the idea of progress and development.
EXHIBITION
In Part of Les Rencontres d’Arles
The Jungle Book
Yann Gross
Scenography : Le Repaire Fantastique
With support from the Swiss Confederation and Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council.
From July 4th to September 25th, 2016
Magasin Eléctrique
Les Ateliers
13200 Arles
France
http://www.rencontres-arles.com
http://www.yanngross.com
BOOK
The Jungle Book
Yann Gross
Actes Sud
Release : July 2016
17,0 x 22,5cm, 224 pages
ISBN 978-2-330-06829-5
29,00€
“The Jungle Book”, 2016. This publication has been made possible by the support of the LUMA Foundation.
http://www.actes-sud.fr
