A singular figure of contemporary photography, Denis Roche has constructed a luminous thought on the particular nature of the photographic act and about his own practice. A beautiful book published by Delpire emphasizes the coherence, richness and resonance of his work through some of his favorite themes: time, the frame, the machine, the relationship between images and words, the body, silence. “I write to be alone, I photograph to disappear,” says Denis Roche. The selected photographs – some unpublished – are accompanied by a range of texts published by Denis Roche and from radio programs in which he participated, which shed light on his thoughts and his artistic approach. The selection, and the writing of the chapters presentation, was done by Farid Abdelouahab, art historian, curator and writer, and by Guillaume Geneste, from the photography studio La Chambre noire, who prints Denis Roche’s images and who is a fine connoisseur of his work.
Denis Roche, The rise of circumstances
Published by Delpire
37 €
Exhibition at the Folia gallery in Paris
From April 5 to June 2, 2018
