La vallée de la stupeur
The valley of stupor is a confluence zone where
by steep paths, we have often lost ourselves by eroded trails marked by the footsteps of our ancestors traversing the difficult topography of the land
by detours taken out of instinct for survival, to flee the narrow paths laid out by others
I then realize that all our traveled paths converge towards the valley of stupor
The Valley of Stupefaction is inspired by the famous 12th-century Sufi tale, “The Conference of the Birds.” This foundational text of Persian culture recounts how the birds embarked on a quest to find a mythical bird, the Simorgh, and take it as their king. At the end of a mystical and existential odyssey, they discover that the Simorgh is none other than themselves: “The sun of my majesty is a mirror. He who sees himself in this mirror sees his soul and his body.”
In this quest, the birds traverse seven valleys, including the Valley of Stupefaction, which inspired this series of photographs. A photo book with the text below is planned.
Portfolio Laurent Loubet Guiter
Dernière expo : Manifesto Toulouse 2021
