anthropogenic (adj.)
pertaining to the origin of man
having its origin from the influence of human activity on nature.
In this series, Clément Verger explores the countrysides that surround us, revealing traces of mankind’s effect on the natural world. Man has always manipulated nature to suit his needs, leveling the coast, creating forests, carving out valleys. By selecting species, man models the appearance of landscapes on a global scale.
Clément Verger is a 25 years old photographer born in the East of Southern France. After Studying visual arts and communication at the National School, Olivier de Serres in Paris, Clément left for London in 2008 under the European grant programme Leonardo da Vinci. There he multiplied the projects in the field of photography with photographers’ collective Luna, and Lunatic Mag and as a freelance photographer.
In 2011 he graduated with honors with a Master in Photographic Studies of the University of Westminster, he now lives and work in Paris.
Exhibitions & Publications :
-Open Show Paris, 2013
-Paris.fr photo blog, Jeune Pousse 2012
-Santorini International Biennale of Arts, Grèce 2012
-Source Magazine, Graduate issue 2011
-Space Perception, review, 2011
-Simone Mag, publication 2011
-MAPS 2011, exposition collective à la P3 Gallery, London 2011
-Interim Show, exposition collective à la West Gallery, London 2011
-Cahiers de la Maison Jean VIlar, publication 2010
-Shots Magazine, publication de la série “like a Rolling Stone” 2010
-Vanity Fair Spain, publication 2010
-Paris Pop Art, exposition collective à la Gallerie Talmart, Paris 2007
-Adobe Achievement Awards, shorlisted, San Francisco 2007
