A patrimony
The major artistic patrimony surrounding a particular curve in the Seine River, between Mantes and Vernon, inspires the desire to revisit these landscapes through photography. Nature has been preserved along the river between these two cities, spared from the industrialization in both directions, towards both Paris and Rouen.
It is with this documentary vision, and the feeling that no photographer had yet to methodically capture this portion of the river, that Jean-Pierre Gilson decided to fill this gap.
A mission
Jean-Pierre Gilson a major part of whose work is devoted to illustrating the diversity of the French landscape, was the ideal candidate for attacking this project. With his documentary approach and his personal point of view, his experience made him the most concerned by this location. Working with several museums, artistic associations and cultural missions involved with this project, he broadened the scope of his work to include the monuments and buildings that are located on this section of the Seine: la Collégiale de Mantes-la-Jolie, le château de Rosny, le château de La Roche Guyon, l’église de Vétheuil … evoking the themes that were most important to painters who often worked in this reagion. But architecture changes, and urban sprawl wins out ove”r nature. The banks of the Seine and its surroundings have changed immensely. The photographer included these new elements, such as the thermal factory of Porcheville whose towering chimneys dominate the region, the various industrial ports of Limay and the steel mills of Bonnières. Community gardens also provided a social dimension to the project. Jean-Pierre Gilson covered both sides of the river over different periods throughout the year.
Gabriel Bauret
Exhibitions :
• Un paysage partagé : le port et les jardins ouvriers de Limay
Exposition aux Réservoirs de Limay
May 19 – July 15, 2012
2 rue des réservoirs 78520 Limay
T. 01 34 97 27 03
• La Seine et ses coteaux : de Vétheuil à Bennecourt
Exposition au Potager du Château, La Roche-Guyon
May 19 – November 16, 2012
1 rue de l’Audience 95780 La Roche-Guyon
T. 01 34 79 74 42
• Saint-Marcel : une entreprise en friche, une usine en couleurs
Exposition a l’Annexe de la Mairie, Saint-Marcel
May 19 – July 4, 2012
55 route de Chambray 27950 Saint-Marcel
• Vernon : intérieur nuit, extérieur jour
Exposition au Musée A.G. Poulain de Vernon et Jardin des Arts
May 19 – September 23, 2012
12 rue du pont 27200 Vernon
T. 02 32 21 28 09
• Les paysages de la Camy : l’inattendu au sein d’une diversité
Exposition à l’Hospice Saint-Charles, Rosny-sur Seine
November 21 – December 24, 2012
30 rue Nationale 78710 Rosny-sur-Seine
T. 01 50 42 90 55
Book :
Images en Seine
Editions point de vues
20 x 25 cm
120 pages – 25 €
ISBN : 978-2-915548-67-9
